My 8 year old hen laid a soft shelled egg today- advice needed

[mrskenmore]

I would think adding it to their drinking water- that is what I am planning on doing

 

[azygous]

https://www.amazon.com/Fitformula-V...prefix=d3+in+bulk+liquid+form+,aps,303&sr=8-6

 

[vantain]

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Liquid gold!

 

[mrskenmore]

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Purchased! Thanks azygous for the link!

 

[mrskenmore]

Morning update:

Madame Curie stayed on the roost all night. This morning she went over to the water and drank. She still won't eat her layer pellets but is showing more energy and activity. I had a plan! I grabbed my bag of Manna Pro Harvest Delight. Put some in my hand and she went to town. The other girls got some too so they were happy. I then grabbed some chick crumbles and fed her those. She gobbled those up. Lastly I scattered a scratch crumble combo and put on the floor of the coop, she and the others were happily eating. She stopped for water breaks in between. I will do the calcium again this morning but really wanted to get some food in her crop. Fingers crossed all!

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[mrskenmore]

Morning update:

Madame Curie stayed on the roost all night. This morning she went over to the water and drank. She still won't eat her layer pellets but is showing more energy and activity. I had a plan! I grabbed my bag of Manna Pro Harvest Delight. Put some in my hand and she went to town. The other girls got some too so they were happy. I then grabbed some chick crumbles and fed her those. She gobbled those up. Lastly I scattered a scratch crumble combo and put on the floor of the coop, she and the others were happily eating. She stopped for water breaks in between. I will do the calcium again this morning but really wanted to get some food in her crop. Fingers crossed all!

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So last update for the evening, Madame Curie is eating (crumbles- but I will take it), drinking, roosting, hanging, singing again. I will continue to keep her on the calcium for the next few days. Thanks to all of you for your advice and care, I hope she keeps progressing!

Oh, and I got her to just eat the calcium out of my hand after I broke the pill into smaller pieces. For those chickens who are not as easy, I devised this method! natures pill hider lol!

 

[mrskenmore]

Aaand MC is back eating layer pellets today. Thanks again all, will continue with the calcium this weekend and keep you all posted!

 

[mrskenmore]

Hi All!

Madame Curie is back to her old chipper self- I am going to just offer the oyster shells at this point since I think we are out of crisis mode. Thanks again to all who jumped in to offer sound advise so quickly. Thanks to all of you, she will be enjoying her actual 8th birthday on Thursday!! You are all welcome to join in on the celebrations!!

 

[mrskenmore]

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Azygous, what is the ratio of the Vitamin D to water? I received in the mail and want to start supplementing the flock

 

[azygous]

What do the directions say on the bottle? Is it to be given orally directly into the mouth or does it say to mix it in liquid?