Pixiejan
Chirping
Sweet pea is a 9 month old Copper Maran pullet, she started laying Jan 20th. She hasn't been the most active layer, but from Feb 1st to 17th I got 6-7 eggs from her. From March 1st to 17th I've only gotten 3 eggs and since the beginning of March there's been a few times that she's been in the nesting box with no egg after, a couple days ago she was even making her egg noises when in the nesting box so I was positive she was going to lay an egg... and no egg. Her last couple eggs the eggshell has been on the thinner side, she has oyster shells available 24/7 and she is eating them and goes through quite a lot (our flock currently is just her an our rooster). Up until today, things were a little out of the ordinary, but nothing alarmingly or so I thought. This afternoon when I went out there was yellow like diarrhea in the coop and then I witnessed her expel some more, it was almost egg white consistency or mucus like and really really stinks. Her appetite was off today and she went to bed without her usual stuffed crop, but she was still pecking at the food. Her tail was a little down this afternoon, but right before bedtime it was up again (she also passed a third bout of the stinky yellow diarrhea - I took a picture of it and will post below). I've noticed the last two weeks or so the tips of her comb have been a little purple here and there, but I had thought that was just mild frostbite after our last really cold snap.
I figure she's either laying internally or an egg broke (I don't see any shell at all though). We don't have access to a vet. Without access to antibiotics, is there anything I can do? Epsom salt bath? Or do I need to start preparing to euthanize her as soon as her quality of life goes down. I did feel her back end, but I haven't really examined it before so I'm not sure if it was bigger than usual (it maybe felt a little too big). She hasn't been acting like she's been egg bound at all (no penguin stance or anything).
This was taken in a dark coop with the flash on my phone. When I looked at it outside, there was no green tint at all.
I figure she's either laying internally or an egg broke (I don't see any shell at all though). We don't have access to a vet. Without access to antibiotics, is there anything I can do? Epsom salt bath? Or do I need to start preparing to euthanize her as soon as her quality of life goes down. I did feel her back end, but I haven't really examined it before so I'm not sure if it was bigger than usual (it maybe felt a little too big). She hasn't been acting like she's been egg bound at all (no penguin stance or anything).
This was taken in a dark coop with the flash on my phone. When I looked at it outside, there was no green tint at all.
