Head hen had trouble passing an egg/now acting off!

[Chickenlover2022]

On your other thread, you were given good advice by coach723. She looks to be molting now, and may not be laying. I would try giving the NutriDrench orally for a few days, and try to get her to eat some moistened chicken feed, scrambled egg, or tuna for protein. Does her lower belly feel enlarged or tight?

does molting make them weak like that? it happened so suddenly around sunset. i found her on the bottom in the cage off her roost. paralyzed. does molting make swollen bottoms? im still learning this is my first farm

 

[Pandang81]

Update: Rosie (our head hen) finally laid another egg. It’s TINY compared to her previous XXL eggs and compared to the medium-large eggs of my other hens. My kids got a fun kick out of it but should I be worried or is this normal since she had issues & has just started laying again?

 

[Pandang81]

Good to hear that she is back laying eggs. Hopefully the XL eggs won’t give her problems. Good luck with Rosie.

Rosie is acting off again…she laid fine about 3 days ago which is normal for her. We typically get about 2-3 eggs a week from her. But today instead of foraging with the other hens she chose to roost inside the henhouse. Once a hen has reproductive issues this may be a common occurrence correct? Is there anything I should or can do to help her with this before she goes downhill? @Wyorp Rock

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Rosie is acting off again…she laid fine about 3 days ago which is normal for her. We typically get about 2-3 eggs a week from her. But today instead of foraging with the other hens she chose to roost inside the henhouse. Once a hen has reproductive issues this may be a common occurrence correct? Is there anything I should or can do to help her with this before she goes downhill? @Wyorp Rock

Did she lay an egg today?
She may be having a hard time expelling an egg. If she roosted all day, then I would work on hydration and get some calcium into her. Once she's drank, offer a little wet food, but she may not want to eat which is ok for the day/night.
Can you tell is she's pooped today?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Sounds like she's having the same problem.