Bloody egg shell

[slordaz]

OK, will keep an eye on this issue.

Let's say if tomorrow I see blood again, how do I know which one has the problem? I have 7 suspects at this stage.

you'd have to monitor while they lay unless you got 7 cages to lock them into until they lay

 

[cmaranhao]

yes, I already had blood and meat spots but it was quite sometime ago.

ok, I will keep an eye on them so I can act fast if this starts a trend.

thanks for all your input

 

[cmaranhao]

just thought about this for a bit.

lets get ahead of ourselves and lets assume tomorrow I have another bloody egg and I find out which hen is having problems. what should I do to help her recover?

one thing that I cannot stand is knowing an animal is injured and doing nothing to help it so with this little bit of previous information I can act quicker. lets hope it is not needed though.

 

[cmaranhao]

Today only had 6 eggs, no blood.

 

[ValerieJ]

That's very good news!

 

[cmaranhao]

today 9 eggs and no blood. good news!

regarding my question about what to do in case of having a hen with problems in her vent, what is the common process to help her recover? this information is always useful to gain some time when these things happen, no need to come to PC make topics asking for urgent help.

 

[ValerieJ]

today 9 eggs and no blood. good news!

regarding my question about what to do in case of having a hen with problems in her vent, what is the common process to help her recover? this information is always useful to gain some time when these things happen, no need to come to PC make topics asking for urgent help.

The problem is, there are a few things that can go wrong. You could try going to the disease/injury forum and just read threads on different things that can go wrong. I wouldn't know how to diagnose something that hasn't happened yet, but there are certainly more experienced people than me here. I've had chickens for 4 year (almost) and haven't dealt with a vent problem yet. I wouldn't worry too much about it right now. Another good source of general information is Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens. I refer to that before I come in here for most things. I'm really happy your chickens are not having a problem. The occasional bloody egg is nothing to worry about. You're doing great.

 

[ValerieJ]

Here is a link to an article on what to have on hand if you want to be prepared for anything that can come up with your chickens. I have to be prepared ahead of time because it is a 2 hour round trip to buy supplies, too long in an emergency. I just ran across this and thought I'd share it with you, since you are thinking the same way I am on preparedness.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/suggestions-for-a-first-aid-kit-updated-2-16-2019.1150128/

 

[slordaz]

as it's occasional I don't think it's a problem, she could have strained a little after not laying and popped a blood vessel but those heal rather quickly too, like I said before after molt they can have a few odd kinks when they start up again, like mine resetting to new layer size eggs and working back up to regular size, making sure they have plenty of water at all time really seems to help

 

[ValerieJ]

as it's occasional I don't think it's a problem, she could have strained a little after not laying and popped a blood vessel but those heal rather quickly too, like I said before after molt they can have a few odd kinks when they start up again, like mine resetting to new layer size eggs and working back up to regular size, making sure they have plenty of water at all time really seems to help

Yep, what @slordaz said.