Once again I have a girl that doesn't seem to be feeling well! This morning I noticed that Pearls egg was a bit messy, but that happens sometimes! When I went to make a last check for eggs I noticed her on the roost bars before everyone else, I decided to pick her up and look her over. She had a very dirty bottom and I decided that she needed to be washed up! I took her into my laundry room...that has turned into the best place for examining my chickens! So I gently washed, rinse & repeated that several times! I checked her crop, it felt like she had food in there, but it wasn't overly full! I looked back at the video I took earlier and she was in there with the best of them. My husband said that he might have given them to much fruit yesterday...so I'm hoping that's what the issue is, but I will still be keeping a close eye on her. While I was examining her I also noticed that the roosters have been a bit rough, I noticed some of my other hens backs looked very similar. I didn't catch them tonight, but I might try tomorrow and see if they also have wounds. Anyway, I sprayed some Vetricyn on the sore looking places...it's time to thin out the roosters...I can't stand seeing my girls being treated like this! I also got her to drink a little bit of electrolytes!
Rooster Damage! Poor Pearl...
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Enjoying the blow dryer after her bath!
