Lethargic Chickens

[lucashaley]

Hello --

We inherited two chickens a couple of months ago. Things have been okay so far. Yesterday our Red passed what I guess is a "soft-shelled" egg, all insides and no shell. Today she is very lethargic, sits down a lot, and is generally not herself. We picked her up, and tried to feel for a bound egg, but we don't know what to feel for.

This is what we know:

- sex-linked red
- "cascade organic" feed
- small handful of scratch a day
- she has access to oyster shells, don't know how much she eats
- she lays a biiig egg every four days or so

I guess my questions are:

- where do you feel for a bound egg?
- is there a good poultry vet in portland, oregon?

Thanks so much!

-Lucas

 

[Brahma Mamma]

I don't know anything about how to feel for a bound egg but we feed our layers ice cream every day and their eggs have gotten big and smooth since then.

 

[kelar]

Avian Medical Center in Lake Oswego - (503) 635-5672. Good luck.

 

[lucashaley]

Thanks -- I'll be taking her to Lake Oswego today....