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No sign of Holly being poorly and no more lash eggs yet. The other poorly one, Buffy, is much better . Unbelievable recovery for hen at deaths door. Thanks for all the advice. Richard.

Thank you very much. Yes, I've got Holly with this problem and you'd have no idea. She seems very happy. My other old one, Buffy, has water belly and I've drained her a couple of time and thought seriously about having her euthanased but decided to let nature take its course and she bucked up...

Sorry for taking so long to report back. I have checked Holly and she has a slightly bloated abdomen which is hard. Also the other three hens who are using the coop are all laying. We haven't had another lash egg but there are signs of white discharge round her vent. I will give her a soak in...

Thank you again. I will have a check in the morning when I let them out. Buffy, the old one who had suspected bumblefoot has had a very distended abdomen but it has just been fluid which I have drained a couple of times. I think it isost likely to be Holly as you stay it is unlikely to be one...

Thanks again for such a quick reply with so much information. Is it normal or common to get a perfect egg one day and a lash one the next day? It has occurred to me that it might be one of my old girls, Holly, who hasn't laid for about a year. I guess that as it is just puss this might be...

I've just been reading about baytril and it looks like I won't be able to use the eggs for 28 days or for the hen's life! I've no quarantine run so even if I can tell which one it is I can't treat her separately. Is there any other treatment anyone knows about. Thanks for the link. Very helpful...

Thanks for the quick response. I was worried that might be the problem. Would you expect it to manifest itself so quickly? Wouldn't you expect the poorly one to be off colour? Will it be obvious which one it is by looking at their vents? Is it safe to eat the eggs we got yesterday? Is it likely...

Hello All No sooner has one worry receded and another crops up. One of my hens (no idea which one) has laid a truly horrible egg. It is huge with a rubbery shell which has split apart to reveal a solid interior. Only 3 of the 5 I have lay as two are too old and haven't laid for ages. I had 3...