- Nov 13, 2011
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Hi guys,
Hope someone can help! We've had an awful few days, firstly losing 2 chicks to Cocci at the start of the week (although we seem to have managed to save 3 who were displaying bad signs) and then on moving the chicken coup yesterday to a better area for them, one hen got confused, despite walking her down to the new place, and flew into the area where our dogs are and was killed by them. We think she saw the kids wooden play house and perhaps thought that was her coup :'( I carried the remaining hens and roo to their coup last night, but first thing this morning they've wandered back to their old area. Then on cleaning their poop trays this morning there is egg white and egg yolk but no egg shell. One hen last night did lay an egg on the grit, instead of her nest box, and this had a hole in it, but the egg itself was fine.
I know it seems like a list of problems there...but my main concern is why is there egg white & yolk where their poop is and no shell? Any advice appreciated!
Thanks
Hope someone can help! We've had an awful few days, firstly losing 2 chicks to Cocci at the start of the week (although we seem to have managed to save 3 who were displaying bad signs) and then on moving the chicken coup yesterday to a better area for them, one hen got confused, despite walking her down to the new place, and flew into the area where our dogs are and was killed by them. We think she saw the kids wooden play house and perhaps thought that was her coup :'( I carried the remaining hens and roo to their coup last night, but first thing this morning they've wandered back to their old area. Then on cleaning their poop trays this morning there is egg white and egg yolk but no egg shell. One hen last night did lay an egg on the grit, instead of her nest box, and this had a hole in it, but the egg itself was fine.
I know it seems like a list of problems there...but my main concern is why is there egg white & yolk where their poop is and no shell? Any advice appreciated!
Thanks