I just realized you feed Scratch and Peck. Do you ferment it, or feed the pelleted version? I ask because the powdery fines at the bottom of the bag/feeder is the added vitamis and minerals. Chickens sometimes don't eat these and a have problems. No idea if this is what's happening with your girl,but I thought it was worth mentioning.
She’s eating and drinking on her own now which is a huge turn around from this morning. I don’t usually give wet or fermented feed in winter because it’s so damn cold where I live (NW Colorado) but this is a good point. My other girls have had much stronger egg shells than this hen. I should’ve done more sooner when I noticed them being thinner than ideal. Her feed is wet now and I bought calcium citrate I was just trying to look up how much to crush into the wet feed.
Cut the citrate in half because the pill is very large and will see if I can get her to take the half without crushing
Getting pills into chickens is super easy. I was always afraid to do it, but it's so easy. Pry their beaks open and pop that sucker in. They will swallow it.
And don't beat yourself up over it. I've made hideous mistakes because I just didn't know what to do. We all do. It sounds to me like she's doing pretty well overall. You did the best thing you could do by taking her to a vet.
She laid an egg on your lap! Thats the most precious thing ever. Your lap is more comfy than any ol' nesting box. (Your chicken told me that)
Same
I've had a handful of situations where i thought the hen would die and they wind up being great. The worst when when i had 2 hens develop a swollen eye. Both at different times. I still dont know what it was but my guess is a reaction from something they ate.
both hens are happy healthy hens.
