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TerriLaChicks said:
OK I need HELP!!! For the first time EVER, in all my years I've kept chickens, I have an egg eater in my flock! I started finding shells last week - thought it was because they were all piling up in the same nest, cleaned everything out, put new straw in -- nope, I'm convinced now it's happening on purpose. I found 2 eggs broken this morning. I had gathered everything last night when I locked them up for the night. No predators can get in my coop. I'm feeding exactly the same things I've always fed. The only thing I can figure is boredom since they've stayed inside during the bad weather (their choice I might add, since I always open my coop in the morning). Anybody have any opinions or experience with this? I have to go research it...

Add to that, I let them out to free range yesterday and as I was walking back to the house, heard something rushing up behind me - it was that darn Welsummer roo on the attack - that's the first time he's ever tried that. He will be gator bait this coming weekend if not sooner.

At this point I'm about ready to get rid of the whole bunch & start over!

Any suggestions are appreciated! How am I going to figure out which hen is the culprit when I'm at work all day!
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I read where someone injected dye into eggs and caught the culprit by the blue stained beak.
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mzstre said:
How is Lucy?
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Sorry, I haven't been on...things have been crazy!!! Kids, school projects, breeding season for my mares.
Lucy is doing better. After a day or two of no improvement, I read about using Monistat 3 capsules (divided into 3 parts...fed to chicken twice a day until gone). I started her on this, thinking it was worth a shot, as I hadn't seen improvement. It seems to be helping. Her crop is down significantly. Not back to normal yet, but improving. I have been giving her a scrambled egg with olive oil yesterday and today, as well as, a little yogurt and probiotics in her water. I've got my fingers crossed.
Thanks for asking about Lucy. She's a special one. She thinks she's a Canada goose. When she hears them in the field, she starts "hoofing" it out to them. I have to go and bring her back. She sounds just like them.
 
CackedNut said:
Sorry, I haven't been on...things have been crazy!!!  Kids, school projects, breeding season for my mares.
Lucy is doing better.  After a day or two of no improvement, I read about using Monistat 3 capsules (divided into 3 parts...fed to chicken twice a day until gone).  I started her on this, thinking it was worth a shot, as I hadn't seen improvement.  It seems to be helping.  Her crop is down significantly.  Not back to normal yet, but improving.  I have been giving her a scrambled egg with olive oil yesterday and today, as well as, a little yogurt and probiotics in her water.  I've got my fingers crossed.
Thanks for asking about Lucy.  She's a special one.  She thinks she's a Canada goose.  When she hears them in the field, she starts "hoofing" it out to them.  I have to go and bring her back.  She sounds just like them.
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CackedNut said:
Sorry, I haven't been on...things have been crazy!!!  Kids, school projects, breeding season for my mares.
Lucy is doing better.  After a day or two of no improvement, I read about using Monistat 3 capsules (divided into 3 parts...fed to chicken twice a day until gone).  I started her on this, thinking it was worth a shot, as I hadn't seen improvement.  It seems to be helping.  Her crop is down significantly.  Not back to normal yet, but improving.  I have been giving her a scrambled egg with olive oil yesterday and today, as well as, a little yogurt and probiotics in her water.  I've got my fingers crossed.
Thanks for asking about Lucy.  She's a special one.  She thinks she's a Canada goose.  When she hears them in the field, she starts "hoofing" it out to them.  I have to go and bring her back.  She sounds just like them.
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I'm glad she is improving.could you tell me how you realized that was the problem? What are the symptoms? I have not had a bird have it and want to know just in case . Pam
 
Ron Skekel said:
I'm glad she is improving.could you tell me how you realized that was the problem? What are the symptoms? I have not had a bird have it and want to know just in case . Pam
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Her crop was huge and hard at first. She was shivering and looked sick. I read articles and made her vomit as suggested. I continued to massage her crop every few hours, as well as, made her vomit again. I then gave her probiotics in her water, and removed all food. I gave her a little yogurt, and have given her a little scrambled egg with oil the last couple of days. Her crop is still enlarged, but much smaller and softer now. I hope to continue to see improvement.
 
CackedNut said:
Her crop was huge and hard at first. She was shivering and looked sick. I read articles and made her vomit as suggested. I continued to massage her crop every few hours, as well as, made her vomit again. I then gave her probiotics in her water, and removed all food. I gave her a little yogurt, and have given her a little scrambled egg with oil the last couple of days. Her crop is still enlarged, but much smaller and softer now. I hope to continue to see improvement.
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Glad she's doing better! Hope she gets back to normal soon!
 
TerriLaChicks said:
Glad she's doing better! Hope she gets back to normal soon!
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Thanks.

As far as your "egg eater", I have one occasionally. I put out more containers of oyster shells and also gave them more BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) or freeze dried meal worms. ( I haven't gotten a chance to start that meal worm farm I want to). This seems to make the egg eater stop at my house. Good luck! Also, I've got to start the tomato seeds this week!! Can't wait!
 

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