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[chrissyr]

It was more likely a shell less egg.

Did she have a lot of trouble laying it?

I just noticed her acting odd and squatting. When she pushed just now I saw it.
I thought everyone looked good earlier.
A good amount of white came out but just a little of the yolk.
I do have an enema and a catheter tube my vet gave me when I thought I was going to tube feed my rooster.
Should I flush her?

 

[ronott1]

I just noticed her acting odd and squatting. When she pushed just now I saw it.
I thought everyone looked good earlier.
A good amount of white came out but just a little of the yolk.
I do have an enema and a catheter tube my vet gave me when I thought I was going to tube feed my rooster.
Should I flush her?

Judy, one of the moderators, posted back in 2013 that it would likely not be a good idea to flush and that you could very likely push stuff further up and cause more problems.

If she is not internal laying, any junk in there would come out with the next egg. It would be a good idea to leave her in your hospital crate, coop or whatever you are using for sick chickens. She should be watched for a couple of days and if you have something like Big Old Bird from southland organics, give that to her.

Most of the time they will be fine and if you had not seen it you would not have known she laid an egg like that.

Hoping for the best!

 

[Lynn Manes]

interesting about cocci: My son has Valley Fever. It is basically cocci in the dust and they breathe it in. I asked if he got it due to my chickens (they've had cocci). The
specialist said it's not because of the chickens. It's just in the dirt. Bad here in the valley. Bakersfield area gets it a lot when Santa Anna winds kick up. Also, 1 patient got it on their way to Las Vegas because they drove with the windows down (Big problem over there)
Just shows you how it is indeed everywhere.
Praise God, my son is doing quite well! 

Are you from Bakersfield? I live in Bakersfield too.

 

[h2oratt]

interesting about cocci: My son has Valley Fever. It is basically cocci in the dust and they breathe it in. I asked if he got it due to my chickens (they've had cocci). The
specialist said it's not because of the chickens. It's just in the dirt. Bad here in the valley. Bakersfield area gets it a lot when Santa Anna winds kick up. Also, 1 patient got it on their way to Las Vegas because they drove with the windows down (Big problem over there)
Just shows you how it is indeed everywhere.
Praise God, my son is doing quite well! 

Valley fever is coccidioidomycosis is a fungus in the dirt. Coccidia is a Protozoa that animimals get. They are two different things.

 

[Granny368W]

Chickens were panting but are fine. 4 of my cockerels took turns crowing when they saw me. We have a great pet sitter who was giving them frozen water bottles 2x a day to help with heat.

Well that is great to have a pet sitter, that's good, anyway.... are those fires under control yet? I saw on our news that we are going to get pretty hot soon, I hate the heat. Today we were working on the run area. We had so many rocks to remove and then we can start leveling the ground where we will build the run... I took one of the hens out (older one) she stayed right close to us... I was hoping she would eat some bugs but she mostly ate on the greens growing.... I'll bring another out tomorrow. So far I'm really liking these Australorps, they are not flighty at all and our dog really guards them... that are not afraid of the hens either... Rae

 

[Sylvester017]

Cocci is everywhere--some places have some bad strains though. It seems bad in Sonoma county for some reason.

I have heard of chicks hatching with e-coli. Most of them die within three days of hatch. It is quite sad!

That IS sad!

Someone got some Isbars from GFF and were getting poorer and poorer hatch rates with them where their other breeds weren't having the problem and then customers were having the same trouble losing hatches and chicks. GFF discovered a bacteria (didn't say what kind) so imported a new line of Isbars.

So chicks can be born with e-coli? Talk about the world against chickens and now AI to worry about in the Fall migrations!

I had no idea humans could suffer from sensitivity to cocci. Flying dirt is irritating enough without issues of cocci too! I'm glad your son is doing well @chrissyr

Note: Oops - just noticed it's a different cocci.

 

[ronott1]

That IS sad!

Someone got some Isbars from GFF and were getting poorer and poorer hatch rates with them where their other breeds weren't having the problem and then customers were having the same trouble losing hatches and chicks. GFF discovered a bacteria (didn't say what kind) so imported a new line of Isbars.

So chicks can be born with e-coli? Talk about the world against chickens and now AI to worry about in the Fall migrations!

I had no idea humans could suffer from sensitivity to cocci. Flying dirt is irritating enough without issues of cocci too! I'm glad your son is doing well @chrissyr

Note: Oops - just noticed it's a different cocci.

Yes, there are some illnesses that pass through the egg to the chick. Mycoplasmosis/CRD/Air Sac Disease is one as well as e-coli. The bacteria from GFF Isbars was e-coli and it has happened before. Two years in a row e-coli was passed to flocks from Mt. Healthy hatchery. It is actually rare to find e-coli in backyard flocks and when you do it usually comes from the hatchery that hatched them.

 

[Sylvester017]

Yes, there are some illnesses that pass through the egg to the chick. Mycoplasmosis/CRD/Air Sac Disease is one as well as e-coli. The bacteria from GFF Isbars was e-coli and it has happened before. Two years in a row e-coli was passed to flocks from Mt. Healthy hatchery. It is actually rare to find e-coli in backyard flocks and when you do it usually comes from the hatchery that hatched them.

Thank you so much for your input since I don't hatch, brood, or raise chicks. Hatcheries thankfully will never be in the cards for me. I do get nervous about feed stores that are selling hatchery chicks or chick hatches from local people. My birds are shipped from breeders no less than 10-12 weeks old but even then I've lost a couple before having them a month - it happens - it's the risk you take ordering (I can't say enough about the importance of quarantine and taking a fecal sample for lab testing asap with a new bird). I get a new bird every couple years and have become very picky about who I order from. With all the work that goes into raising chickens it gives me a healthy respect for good and responsible breeders after having a bad experience with just one.

 

[Granny368W]

I have a question to ask.... we have a hen house that's 8'x8'... now we are getting ready to build a run.... do you think 8' by 24' is large enough? I'm not sure if we will be able to let them out to run free.... maybe on days that I'll be out there they can be let out to run free.... we're going to town to get the screen and some lumber we will need..... I took 2 of the older hens out today while I sat outside... they are really funny with my dog, the one followed Lucy all over the yard.... then she went over and snuggled right under Lucy and layer down....

 

[caychris]

I have a question to ask.... we have a hen house that's 8'x8'... now we are getting ready to build a run.... do you think 8' by 24' is large enough? I'm not sure if we will be able to let them out to run free.... maybe on days that I'll be out there they can be let out to run free.... we're going to town to get the screen and some lumber we will need..... I took 2 of the older hens out today while I sat outside... they are really funny with my dog, the one followed Lucy all over the yard.... then she went over and snuggled right under Lucy and layer down....

How many chickens