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Gertrude (our 7 month old barred rock) suddenly stopped laying about 3 weeks ago after giving me 6 eggs a week for 6 weeks. At first I thought it was was the lack of sun (we are in CT) but November 1 is a little early to stop, no?
So in case of worms I decided to give some DE mixed in food, but her poops have been totally normal, so seemed prophylactic if anything.
Her waddle looks a bit paler closer to her head, but the edges and face remains very red. (se picture!)
She certainly has started looking a scraggly and feathers pretty beat up - as I started noticing a LOT of feathers from her around the coop and lawn. Is 7 months too early for molting?
This morning she showed up at my door (begging for treats as usual) - and I noticed orange/yellow discharge from her left nostril. Shes acting normal, maybe hanging out next to my door a bit more than usual, but otherwise running around, being active, and avoiding the rooster. She is not having a hard time breathing, there is no rattling, and no sneezing. Could it be Coyza? Without face inflammation? A cold? The others are all fine. My BuffOrp sneezes from time to time - but she has been doing that for 3 months.
Any recs are welcome! Shes a pet, so could care less about the eggs. Just curious what is going on.
She gets vitamins with oregano oil mixed into her water (ropa poultry complete) most days of the week, and a teeny bit of ACV once a week.
So in case of worms I decided to give some DE mixed in food, but her poops have been totally normal, so seemed prophylactic if anything.
Her waddle looks a bit paler closer to her head, but the edges and face remains very red. (se picture!)
She certainly has started looking a scraggly and feathers pretty beat up - as I started noticing a LOT of feathers from her around the coop and lawn. Is 7 months too early for molting?
This morning she showed up at my door (begging for treats as usual) - and I noticed orange/yellow discharge from her left nostril. Shes acting normal, maybe hanging out next to my door a bit more than usual, but otherwise running around, being active, and avoiding the rooster. She is not having a hard time breathing, there is no rattling, and no sneezing. Could it be Coyza? Without face inflammation? A cold? The others are all fine. My BuffOrp sneezes from time to time - but she has been doing that for 3 months.
Any recs are welcome! Shes a pet, so could care less about the eggs. Just curious what is going on.
She gets vitamins with oregano oil mixed into her water (ropa poultry complete) most days of the week, and a teeny bit of ACV once a week.