Keelieawn
In the Brooder
- Oct 23, 2022
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Hello! This especially frosty morning in the PNW, I noticed my 1yr old hen acting odd. I have been super diligent on checking my 4 girls whenever I can for illness and parasites so they were literally looked at yesterday.
Anyways, Daisy was still in the run when the other girls were happily running around the yard. She wasn't eating but she was drinking. When I picked her up I noticed she had some regular looking diarrhea caked on her and frozen, probably from overnight. So I brought her inside, cleaned her up, blowed her dry, checked her vent and all over and everything looks good. Took her back outside. I made her some runny eggs with probiotic yogurt and noticed that when she eats them, she would eat stop with her eyes closed, sit for a minute, then eat again. I took a video and will try to attach it. Her crop feels normal.
A tiny bit of background on Daisy: She hasn't laid an egg since about last February and has had what has been determined to be normal runnier poop. I figured out it's likely because she is obsessed with water. Her behavior and energy has been completely normal otherwise.
I don't know if I should be concerned about possible egg bound and what I should look for? All help appreciated!
Anyways, Daisy was still in the run when the other girls were happily running around the yard. She wasn't eating but she was drinking. When I picked her up I noticed she had some regular looking diarrhea caked on her and frozen, probably from overnight. So I brought her inside, cleaned her up, blowed her dry, checked her vent and all over and everything looks good. Took her back outside. I made her some runny eggs with probiotic yogurt and noticed that when she eats them, she would eat stop with her eyes closed, sit for a minute, then eat again. I took a video and will try to attach it. Her crop feels normal.
A tiny bit of background on Daisy: She hasn't laid an egg since about last February and has had what has been determined to be normal runnier poop. I figured out it's likely because she is obsessed with water. Her behavior and energy has been completely normal otherwise.
I don't know if I should be concerned about possible egg bound and what I should look for? All help appreciated!