It's totally an egg. I kinda pulled a "suck it up, take an alcoholic shot and gently pull apart the meats-thing to make a shape" and then took it to the vet for confirmation, but it acts like an egg membrane and the vet said it's an egg membrane. Google-fu also showed so many images that matched...
I did save the thing, and took it and her to the university zoo-med vet yesterday. When I got home from work she was a bit perkier, but I had worries about infection, and with the shit week I’ve had, I felt a bit out of my wheelhouse and wanted the white jacket’s opinion.
Met a new vet there...
I've already got an antifungal in my chicken 1st aid, I was going to start deploying it last night until I found the thing and started to worry that there was more going on and I wasn't going to be treating the critical issue. It won't hurt to pick up something to replace it so thank you for the...
Thank you for this wealth of information. This feels very sudden, I know birds hide feeling unwell, being prey animals, but I'm out with the flock daily and try to keep general tabs on if anyone is looking out of sorts. I did some research last night and I am very worried about egg remaining in...
I feed an all flock feed with a couple bowls of oyster shell available at all times on the side.
As far as I can tell, she last laid an egg 2 days ago. Everyone else seeems to be laying, minis one moulting bird and one broody.
Did some research last night and am convinced it’s a soft shell...
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2 year old Easter egger hen was looking fluffy and “off” morning, when I let them out she didn’t stampede out for food like the rest.
Second sign something was wrong is I was able to easily catch her. Took her inside and it...