Update, just for the record.
Two weeks have passed, and Coffee (my hen) is doing beautifully. I'm pretty sure she laid an egg yesterday. She is the prettiest girl in the house. Who'd of thunk it?
Oddly, I had a very similar situation yesterday. You can read about it if you look up my posts...
I've considered that.
She was so much better after her spa day. Now she just looks like she's feeling her age.
If it was a bound egg, would I be wise to continue the epson salt baths?
She made it through the night just fine. She spent the night in my bathroom and after last night's spa treatment, she smelled wonderful and looked fluffy and beautiful!
She actually looked better. Her bottom is clean and her crop was firm. None of this makes sense to me. She's a little...
I gave her an Epson salt bath for 20 minutes, I gave her a gentle blow dry because it's evening and she was soaking wet. As I was handling her (gently) I noticed that her crop is droopy and mushy.
I think she has sour crop.
I did not right away assume she is egg bound and move forward with an Epson salt bath because I don't want to torture her if it seems to be something else.
Greetings all.
My 10-y-o Americauna is suddenly having problems. When I opened the coop door to let the girls free-range, she was on her back and could not roll over.
I helped her get on her feet and she had a hard time walking through the door.
Her comb and eyes look good (no changes in...