Eggs_Benedict
In the Brooder
- Mar 22, 2023
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My 5 month old New Hampshire Red Becky has suddenly started behaving strangely. I let the flock out to free range yesterday morning and she was acting fine. We live where temps get really hot so we bring our chickens inside from time to time to cool off. We brought her in last night and she wasn't her usual chirpy self. She was just standing there, her tail was down and her comb was floppy. We've been keeping her inside away from the rest of the chickens. She's not really eating or drinking by herself. We've had to syringe water her. I noticed a soft egg the other night, and now I'm wondering if it was hers. It was on the ground in the run which was already odd enough. Felt her abdomen to check if she was egg bound but felt nothing strange, and when she does walk it's in a straight line, albeit a slow straight line. Earlier we gave her a soak in some warm water with Epsom salt, but we really got no reaction out of that. She's very lethargic and her poops are yellow and dark green. We've been giving her water with electrolytes and a bit of apple cider vinegar as well as probiotics. We figured she's also pretty low on calcium and gave her some oyster shells, which she picked at a bit. I just really don't wanna lose my girl here, as she will be the third one we've lost this year. This is our first flock so we're always learning new things. Any helpful advice will be much appreciated!
