Her very back end is squishy. They get egg shells and oyster shells, plus green grass and soldier fly larvae.
What calcium supplements do you recommend?
I have 4 hens including this hen and 4 babies three months old. I give them soaked grain (barley and wheat) with yogurt and an organic mash from Montana Eden Feeds Co. I also give them sunflower seeds.
I have a large amish built coop, a 12x12 ' run and they free range on 1 acre of grass.
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Im giving her Epsom salt baths and her poop is a bit watery with some normal solids. I dont see any mites. I've dusted her with diatomaceous earth multiple times. Her breathing is not labored, she is very large tho, her breed is Jersey Giant.
She has...
My hen's bottom (not near her vent) is red and the skin is slightly swollen. She is not laying and she's been separated from the flock for 3 days. She's not eating and depressed.
The only thing that helps is an Epsom salt bath. The redness temporarily goes away, then comes back in a few hours...