lilredracr
In the Brooder
I have a brown leghorn who is 26 weeks old. She laid her first egg at 23 weeks and it was perfect, small but perfect. Next egg 2 days later was bloody, in the realm of normal. Heat wave then hit... 100+ degree days and humid. Basically miserable. 2 days later, her 3rd egg is a rubber egg that is normal inside, but next to the egg appears to be like 2-3 eraser head sized rubber eggs in a rubbery trail. Weird. Then, no eggs for over a week.... I think, shoot she is egg bound. Last Friday at week 25, she gets a 20 min Epsom salt bath, liquid calcium dose, and an exam - I feel no egg or shells. She poops a giant poop. I think whew, maybe she was backed up from the heat and now we'll be up and running. Nope. Still 1 week later and NO EGGS but still these GIANT POOPS! I mean GIANT about 3 per day. She is not hanging out in the nest box at all and otherwise seems mostly normal. I noticed a pale comb and wattles yesterday, but 15 min later it was back to normal. Still no eggs after 3 weeks since we had 3 in a row pretty regularly every other day. What gives???