- she is a 9 months old easter egger
- eating and drinking normally
- lay an egg every day or so
- no discharge from nose or eyes
- no coughing, sneezing
- comb bright red and tail up
- poop a little softer than normal but nothing i haven't seen before
- no lice or mites
- never been dewormed ( I ordered some ivermectin pour on ) so i will be doing this in a few days
So here is why I'm asking this question, on March 5, 8 am, i went out to let everyone out and feed and water them. This hen came in to drink from the fresh water that i just put in, and like i always do, i wait and monitor everyone. Well she was very loud while drinking and breathing heavily and her mouth was open, she seemed a little distressed and then proceeded to go to a nest box, so left her for about an hour thinking she just needed to lay her egg.
When i came back out, she was not in the nest box anymore and there was no egg. She was out in the run with everyone but still was breathing heavily and seemed a little off ?!
At 2pm that same day, i brought her in and put her into a dog create with food and water.
March 6 ; she seems the same breathing heavily and slightly distressed, so I had some Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride power in my chicken first aid kit ( never had to use before). So i started treatment in her water.
March 7; 8am , she laid an egg and her breathing is not as heavy and seemed a little better. I continued to treat her water and monitor her throughout the day and than at 7pm i checked on her again and there was ANOTHER egg ?!!??
She seems much less distressed and her breathing is calm but when i listen close, I can still hear her breathing.
March 8; No egg, eating and drinking, poops are a little runny ( maybe from the meds ?) breathing normal but I still can hear her slightly when i listen close? Is this normal that i can hear her breathing ?!
please let me know what you think....... maybe she was slightly egg bound ?!
any advise or thoughts would be appreciated !!!
- eating and drinking normally
- lay an egg every day or so
- no discharge from nose or eyes
- no coughing, sneezing
- comb bright red and tail up
- poop a little softer than normal but nothing i haven't seen before
- no lice or mites
- never been dewormed ( I ordered some ivermectin pour on ) so i will be doing this in a few days
So here is why I'm asking this question, on March 5, 8 am, i went out to let everyone out and feed and water them. This hen came in to drink from the fresh water that i just put in, and like i always do, i wait and monitor everyone. Well she was very loud while drinking and breathing heavily and her mouth was open, she seemed a little distressed and then proceeded to go to a nest box, so left her for about an hour thinking she just needed to lay her egg.
When i came back out, she was not in the nest box anymore and there was no egg. She was out in the run with everyone but still was breathing heavily and seemed a little off ?!
At 2pm that same day, i brought her in and put her into a dog create with food and water.
March 6 ; she seems the same breathing heavily and slightly distressed, so I had some Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride power in my chicken first aid kit ( never had to use before). So i started treatment in her water.
March 7; 8am , she laid an egg and her breathing is not as heavy and seemed a little better. I continued to treat her water and monitor her throughout the day and than at 7pm i checked on her again and there was ANOTHER egg ?!!??
She seems much less distressed and her breathing is calm but when i listen close, I can still hear her breathing.
March 8; No egg, eating and drinking, poops are a little runny ( maybe from the meds ?) breathing normal but I still can hear her slightly when i listen close? Is this normal that i can hear her breathing ?!
please let me know what you think....... maybe she was slightly egg bound ?!
any advise or thoughts would be appreciated !!!
