She's doing a little better. I'm giving her an egg twice a day and putting a B complex in her water. She laid an egg earlier. Still can't walk but can move herself around better.
None of my hens have ever squatted for me so I don't know. And her vent looks expanded like she's trying to lay which considering that it's 8 am is very likely.
I attempt to give them oyster shell normally they knock the dish over but I also give it to them when there outside and soft shell has not been an issue.
I'll check for an egg when someone can hold her so she doesn't squirm and she trys to move but always plops back down not getting very far. I dont know of her vaccination status except that she's from hoovers hatchery. And it's very likely it was a rooster who injured her because i have 6...
She didn't react strongly in pain an nothing felt broken. But ill do it again when I have someone else to hold her and I can do a more thorough inspection. I do have a dog crate but its on the loft in the barn and I can't get it down without a second person.
I have a 20 something week old Wyandotte hen and she cant walk. This started last night but it seemed like she just really needed to lay an egg so I put her in a nesting box. Come this morning she had moved 3 feet and was lying on the floor. She is eating and drinking normally and I can't tell...