Update: Unfortunately she wasn't getting any better she was still eating and drinking and acting well sometimes but she also started laying the shell-less eggs almost every day. She was declining so today we took her in to be put down. They gave her enough for a 50 pound dog and she was still...
Update: Our Chicken had her round of antibiotics and has been doing well. This morning we found a lash egg under where she usually roosts. We know that means she probably won't have much longer with us but she is still acting very well. We will let her go on as long as she is thriving.
Thank you for your info, we got our chickens by hatching eggs from a family friend and I wouldn't have gotten any sexlinks on purpose. What matters to me is quality of life so if she continues going downhill we will end her suffering.
Thank you both for your replies. We found a vet to take her to and the vet says she thinks it's peritonitis. We were prescribed antibiotics and we will see what happens.
Yes she has 24/7 access to oyster shell. I have considered calcium deficiency but the other hens are completely fine and we gave her calcium citrate with d3 supplements for a week and it didn't harden her shells at all.
One of our hens has had reproductive problems for around 2 months now. It started in February with her laying extra large eggs (104-110 grams) and then it seemed she would rotate between laying soft-shell or shell-less eggs. Well now she has just been laying only shell-less eggs. Before she lays...
I have had to give one of my hens calcium citrate with d3, and it helps to have one person hold the Hen and one person open the beak and put the tablet in. If it seems really big just know that chickens can and will swallow mice, frogs, and other things whole.
Wow this was a crazy ride. But I got to know, for anyone who stayed up until it stopped did it go super fast and come to an abrupt stop or did it slow down to a stop?