Losing feathers and no eggs in two days then 2 eggs in one - one of them transparent

[Monika S]

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
She is an Easter Egger 12 months old.

2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She's lost some neck feathers


Two days no egg than earlier today I got the blueish green one, which is normal size, normal shell. Several hours later I get this really soft gel type egg.. inside was normal, but rubbery gel like shell.

I picked her up earlier, inspected her belly (before the first egg appeared) and her body for any abnormalities.


3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Just two days. I'm just so worried cause I had Monster die just a month ago.


4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No other signs then what I mentioned above


6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Nothing


7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Eating normal. I quit feeding scratch just a few days ago cause their shells are a little softer than they should be, but not real soft, so all they're getting is a pellet food and worms and two coops of yogurt in the morning.


8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
A little runnier than normal.


9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Just the inspection


10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
There is no chicken vet in this area, I tried to find one when all that happened with Monster

11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
see abiove


12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Wood shavings since they were born and hey to keep mud at bay. I keep their coop fairly clean.

 

[Johnn]

Is she not just moulting? She could also possibly have lice/mites. Check in the feathers around her vent and under her wings.

 

[Monika S]

I was wondering about the molting, but doesn't that normally happen at the end of summer and would that explain the eggs?
And I didn't see any lice or mites when I looked at her, but I didn't check for that specifically, so I'll recheck. Thanks

 

[Johnn]

I was wondering about the molting, but doesn't that normally happen at the end of summer and would that explain the eggs?
And I didn't see any lice or mites when I looked at her, but I didn't check for that specifically, so I'll recheck. Thanks

Well if she doesnt have any lice/mites, she may have just had a quick molt, they sometimes happen early. Also is it possible she could have been attacked? A soft shell egg is a result of stress to a chicken.

 

[Monika S]

Could it be that my checking her out was stress? I didn't press on her hard, but I did check her tummy and she didn't like it. The reason I checked her was because Monster died misterously a month ago (another of my chickens) and she didn't lay one day (which sometimes is normal), but then in the morning didn't again (if she doesn't lay the one day she WILL the next morning), so I got worried. And almost immediately after I checked her she laid the normal egg. That was late afternoon and before she went into the coop for the night, she laid the soft shell egg.