Just re read your post- she is drooling? That is odd.How old is she? Does she lay eggs regularly? I wonder if egg bound would cause her to feel like this. I would try a warm epson salt bath and keep her inside. That soak helps with magnesium uptake and she might feel more like eating. It’s an easy thing to try- I held my hen in warm water in a quiet place for about 20 minutes. Then she was okay w eating a bit. I gave her vit b complex and electrolytes in her water. Seemed to do the trick for one of my hens. If only the hen could tell us what is wrong.. hugs
I’m not sure. I have 3 Isa browns in a mixed flock of 15, so not sure which is laying. One of them has been laying eggs with super thin shells - so thin either they break in the box or when I pick them up. Maybe it’s her? That has been going on for a while now, I’ve just now noticed she is sick, so that’s brand new. Everyone else seems healthy. They eat Purina layer, sunflower seeds and scratch. Occasional mealworms. They free range all day, cooped at night. She is inside in a crate and has nibbled at the egg. Not drinking.
She is 2 years old.
I’m not sure when she last layed because I have 3 like her in a mixed flock. One of them lays very thin shelled eggs, so maybe her? I don’t know what a keel is. I suppose an egg could have broken inside her?
Sorry for the double reply. I was trying to get everyone and think I duplicated.
I have a series of questions. How old is she? Is she very thirsty? Does she tremble? does her poop seem extra watery or mushy if so what colour is it?
