Zud
Songster
Our Barred Plymouth Rock, Jane Aust-Hen, is 19 weeks and started laying this week. This afternoon she was unusually lethargic. Finally she climbed into a nesting box and laid an egg with a very thin shell, and part of the shell missing.
She kept moping around until she finally laid "the other half", which has a second yolk.
After a while she finally perked up and was back to normal. We're chalking the lethargy up to begin tired from the double lay... We fed her some limestone in sour cream to make sure she's getting enough calcium.
Is there anything that comes to mind that might be an issue to watch out for?
I attached a photo of her egg(s). That's how they laned.
Thanks!
She kept moping around until she finally laid "the other half", which has a second yolk.
After a while she finally perked up and was back to normal. We're chalking the lethargy up to begin tired from the double lay... We fed her some limestone in sour cream to make sure she's getting enough calcium.
Is there anything that comes to mind that might be an issue to watch out for?
I attached a photo of her egg(s). That's how they laned.
Thanks!