Quimbi and Splash
In the Brooder
- Aug 16, 2024
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Does one in my flock have EYP?
About a week ago, I discovered the remains a soft-shelled egg— one thing I noticed regularly, last year, when we had a hen with this problem. (She is deceased). I have also been observing droppings of an odd color, the guanine (white part of the droppings) seems to be a sunny shade of yellow, which is unusual for my flock. I am unsure of which bird is making these. In my group of nine hens and one duck, there are two candidates for who may be suffering from EYP, a Wyandotte who is eight months old and has not yet laid an egg ( she is definitely a she and the other pullets in her age group have been laying for over a month) and the Muscovy duck, Quimbi, who was broody in July and has not laid an egg since. I thought that maybe she stopped because it is autumn and the weather is cooling down. The last hen we had who was afflicted with egg yolk peritonitis showed obvious signs, rarely leaving the nest box and eating minimally. She also had an excessive thirst and general lethargy. None of my girls are suffering from those symptoms, but I know that each bird is different and they often hide their illness from the rest of the flock. My other birds are laying regularly and seem to have overall good health.
About a week ago, I discovered the remains a soft-shelled egg— one thing I noticed regularly, last year, when we had a hen with this problem. (She is deceased). I have also been observing droppings of an odd color, the guanine (white part of the droppings) seems to be a sunny shade of yellow, which is unusual for my flock. I am unsure of which bird is making these. In my group of nine hens and one duck, there are two candidates for who may be suffering from EYP, a Wyandotte who is eight months old and has not yet laid an egg ( she is definitely a she and the other pullets in her age group have been laying for over a month) and the Muscovy duck, Quimbi, who was broody in July and has not laid an egg since. I thought that maybe she stopped because it is autumn and the weather is cooling down. The last hen we had who was afflicted with egg yolk peritonitis showed obvious signs, rarely leaving the nest box and eating minimally. She also had an excessive thirst and general lethargy. None of my girls are suffering from those symptoms, but I know that each bird is different and they often hide their illness from the rest of the flock. My other birds are laying regularly and seem to have overall good health.
