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Sunshade82
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After a few hours of acting normal she went in the coop and laid on the floor. I brought her inside and have her in a dark spot by herself. Idk what to do next
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After a few hours of acting normal she went in the coop and laid on the floor. I brought her inside and have her in a dark spot by herself. Idk what to do next
Thank you, I thought so too. Hopefully that rules out a few illnesses? (It was runny/watery poop earlier).The poop looks normal.
Thanks i removed her food bowl for the night and sprinkled a crushed Tum on some of the feed that she had spilled. I’ll make a calcium mash in the am. I hope she makes it through the nightYes, I would give her calcium. An extra bit won’t hurt. If you have any kind of human calcium supplement— OsCal, Caltrate, or even Tums (yes, the antacid). For Tums you will give 2 tabs today and then 1 tablet each day for 3 more days -or- until she lays another shelled egg. For the other calcium products, do half that. (1 now, 1/2 x3 days, etc.)
You can crush, or dissolve the tabs in as little water as possible, then mix that with a very small amount of crumble to make a mash. No more than a Tablespoonful, that way you know they’ll eat all of it. A lot of people don’t bother with all that and just pop the tabs in their beak. I’m too afraid they’ll choke. Call me chicken .
How did her crop feel before dark?i removed her food bowl for the night
I kept her inside overnight and she survived! She was still standing with a droopy tail and not moving much and she’s a bit more alert now. Also she was refusing water. This morning some of her poops are watery again but she drank some water so that’s goodThe egg without shell has nothing to do with not enough calcium in her feed. Chickens in a flock that don’t get enough calcium lay soft shell eggs all the time. Its allways good to give oyster shells on the side but extra calcium in the feed is not the solution for one egg without a shell.
Maybe it was just some kind of hick-up in her ovary system. Its good you gave her some time to recover from that. But it seems she is eating normal again and her poop is normal too. I wouldn’t fuss anymore and bring her back to the flock. Just keep an extra eye on how she’s doing the upcoming days.
Was her crop empty?Also she was refusing water.