Bloody egg/ poop lethargic hen

[Annabellaa]

I found this bloody/ eggy poop in my coop last night. For the most part my hens are ok. Struggling a bit with boredom and cold but nothing crazy out of the ordinary. I have one hen that is noticeably puffed up and her abdomen is swollen. I did a fecal float which was negative, she’s been laying eggs and her poops haven’t been yellow so no egg binding. She had a lot of poop on her bum feathers and seems to be straining to poop. I don’t know if this is from her (I haven’t seen blood in any of her poops) or one of my other hens. But it definitely looks concerning to me but I was wondering if anyone else knows what would cause this before I panic.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I found this bloody/ eggy poop in my coop last night. For the most part my hens are ok. Struggling a bit with boredom and cold but nothing crazy out of the ordinary. I have one hen that is noticeably puffed up and her abdomen is swollen. I did a fecal float which was negative, she’s been laying eggs and her poops haven’t been yellow so no egg binding. She had a lot of poop on her bum feathers and seems to be straining to poop. I don’t know if this is from her (I haven’t seen blood in any of her poops) or one of my other hens. But it definitely looks concerning to me but I was wondering if anyone else knows what would cause this before I panic.

Sounds like she's struggling. I'd give her 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 now, then once daily for a week. See if she's able to expel an egg, more material or some lash egg.

In the photo it looks like there may be some Follicle along with some blood clots and yolk, but hard to tell. Hopefully the calcium will get her regulated.

 

[Annabellaa]

Sounds like she's struggling. I'd give her 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 now, then once daily for a week. See if she's able to expel an egg, more material or some lash egg.

In the photo it looks like there may be some Follicle along with some blood clots and yolk, but hard to tell. Hopefully the calcium will get her regulated.

Thank you for ur reply. I also noticed in her egg this week a small stone like thing in one of her eggs that I cracked to eat this week. It was grey-ish and the size of a pebble but I was able to crush it with my finger and it was almost powdery? I have supplemented her with more calcium but is calcium citrate something different that I should use instead of oyster shells or what comes in electrolytes ?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for ur reply. I also noticed in her egg this week a small stone like thing in one of her eggs that I cracked to eat this week. It was grey-ish and the size of a pebble but I was able to crush it with my finger and it was almost powdery? I have supplemented her with more calcium but is calcium citrate something different that I should use instead of oyster shells or what comes in electrolytes ?

Sounds like it may have been a meat spot in the egg.

Calcium Citrate+d3 is usually given when a hen is in crisis or struggling to expel an egg or material. It's much quicker uptake than OS and given for no more than a week to help see if the hen improves.

Do continue to provide OS free choice as you normally do.