Outlander27
In the Brooder
- Jun 28, 2022
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Hi! Hoping someone could help me. I have a young cochin who has just gone broody. She's made herself a wee nest in the coop, though she's not actually sitting on any eggs as we don't have a rooster. My plan was to give her a week and if she's still broody, then buy her some fertilised eggs to sit on. I also like to take my broodies off the nest at least once a day just to make sure they're definitely eating and drinking as I'm in work during the day and can't keep an eye on them. Long story short, I picked her off the nest yesterday and she'd had diarrhoea in her nest and just continued to sit on it. She absolutely stank. I washed her off and let her dry off in the sun. She was eating and drinking as usual and seemed in good form. But when I checked her today, the same thing had happened. Anyone else had this issue?
My main concern is that it's a hot spell here and I don't want her sitting in festering poop. From tomorrow, I'm going to take her off the nest in the morning and again in the evening and see if that helps her. I'm also wondering if she's maybe having a wee reaction to the worming medication her and the rest of the flock have been on (flubendazole 1%) - they've just finished the 7 day course today, though all the other chooks seem fine.
Thanks for all your input!
My main concern is that it's a hot spell here and I don't want her sitting in festering poop. From tomorrow, I'm going to take her off the nest in the morning and again in the evening and see if that helps her. I'm also wondering if she's maybe having a wee reaction to the worming medication her and the rest of the flock have been on (flubendazole 1%) - they've just finished the 7 day course today, though all the other chooks seem fine.
Thanks for all your input!