Chicken had a hard time laying a egg and now she is sluggish.

[Parront]

Hahaha! I was timing her for 30 mins. At the 25 min mark she hopped out on her own refused to go back in. Hoping that helped some!

That looks more like it, tail up!

 

[Kiki]

Is it nice and warm where you are? You do not want her chilled and tighten up all those nice relaxed muscles! I use a blow dryer on my parrots, on low carefully!

I was just thinking the same thing..try to dry her up some.

 

[Kiki]

Hey!
I love your little outside roost bar in that last photo..
Do they use it often?

 

[SamanthaLiz]

I did stick a blowdryer on her since the photo, but it is warm here now. About 80°F or so currently. Lol. . She just spit up a bit of what she drank. Should I be worried about something more, or focus on the egg binding.

 

[SamanthaLiz]

Hey!
I love your little outside roost bar in that last photo..
Do they use it often?

They do play on it, it's a bit of a jungle gym for them. But yesterday one of my girls decided to fly up in the tree instead. Lol.

 

[Kiki]

 

[Kiki]

The smile on the midgets face is precious too!

 

[sbhkma]

What a great photo! Love it. And your hen is looking a bit perkier. I hope she keeps improving.

 

[Parront]

I did stick a blowdryer on her since the photo, but it is warm here now. About 80°F or so currently. Lol. . She just spit up a bit of what she drank. Should I be worried about something more, or focus on the egg binding.

Regurgitating can be caused by the egg-binding problem, pressure on the crop.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I took Dylan, my african grey parrot, to the vet for egg-binding. Your bird sounds like this could be her problem, too. The treatment I got cost me ~$800.00. Your bird sounds less sick than Dylan was, the egg passed. The vet gave me Calcium Glucconate to give by syringe. It is sweet and Dylan took it from the syringe like a treat. Here is a link on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Durvet-BC121...=1505745255&sr=1-1&keywords=calcium+gluconate
It is $10.18 on Amazon, I now keep it on hand! It says in the description that it is for "milk fever".
Since you look like you have a Tractor Supply, Here it is there for $6.49: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/agrilabs-calcium-gluconate-23-inj-500-ml?cm_vc=-10005
You could go get some right away.

The dosage for my bird was .5 ml per day for 20 days. Dylan weighs almost exactly 1 pound, so for a 5 lb chicken, I would give 2.5 ml/day. Dylan showed rapid improvement, 2-3 days you should see results.
Here is an article about the subject directed at breeders of broiler chickens:
http://en.aviagen.com/assets/Tech_C.../English/AviagenBrief_CalciumTetany_Apr09.pdf

Excellent article...yes, this is what I too was talking about.

However, as to why your Favorelle is affected and not the others...are they different breeds?

The Favorelle may have different nutritional needs due to her maturity level or genetics or even the nutrition level of her mother as the egg was laid.

Keep an eye on her. Something is definitely wrong. Don't over treat with calcium, but I'd give it a few more days to see if it helps.

Another possibility is Marek's as it hits about this time...at point of lay. It can hit one bird and not another due to differences in genetics, natural resistance, and vaccine efficacy.

Also, coccidiosis is possible. It can cause weakness or lethargy. Some breeds are simply prone to it while others more naturally resistant.

Check this particular hen for mites/lice. She may be anemic from parasites (which means the whole flock must be treated).

LofMc

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