I had 5 Seramas I have been raising together...3 pullets and 2 roos...that are just now 6 months old. Last weekend I sold a pair, leaving me a trio. They have plenty of room for the 3 of them, even more now that the other 2 are gone. The day before yesterday, I noticed one of the pullets wandering around as usual, but the other one was just laying down. I figured she was dustbathing or just felt like laying there. I didn't think much of it until when I went to close them up that night, she was still just laying there. I opened the door and she got up and moved to the other side of the pen. So I figured she was ok. The next morning I tossed in some scratch and she didn't get up...she was also not up in her roosting spot with the other pullet.
I picked her up and started feeling for injuries and didn't feel anything. The only thing weird that she did, was when I slightly pressed on her ribs and surrounding areas, she would stretch her body out and tense up, almost like she was trying to lay an egg. I picked up the other pullet and did the same to her....no reaction. I immediately assumed that my 'injured' pullet must be eggbound (I only got one egg that day). So I brought all 3 in the house, not wanting to separate them, and gave the one pullet a warm bath. After she was dry I put her in the cage with the other 2. The next morning I found 2 eggs in their cage.
I took her out, hoping she would be better after laying the egg, but she wasn't. I put her on the floor to walk around and she sort of waddled. She walked slow and would catch herself with her wings. This morning I found another egg right behind where she was laying and she refuses to walk at all. I put her on the floor and she just laid there, with her wings sort of out to her sides. When one of my cats came close, she scooted around in a circle, but that was it.
If she is still laying, she can't be eggbound, right? Her eyes are bright, no sign of illness or injury. My second thought was maybe the roo injured her during mating. But would she get progressively worse over the 3 days? She doesn't act like she's in pain though. She moves her head and pecks just fine, moves her wings. She won't perch or push against my hand with her feet. I can move her legs and feet and press all over them, she doesn't seem to care.
*They have not been outside in months, due to the cold
*They get the same food as all other chickens
*They have their own pen and no access to other chickens
*They have all been together since hatching
*The pullets have been laying for a couple weeks now
*The other pullet and roo are healthy and acting normal
*She is not showing any other abnormal behavior...no jerky movements or anything
*A vet visit is not an option here...all we have are towny vets that don't know much about anything but cats and dogs. Plus I don't have the extra money right now to take her to one if it did exist.
I am at a loss. Any ideas or suggestions?
I picked her up and started feeling for injuries and didn't feel anything. The only thing weird that she did, was when I slightly pressed on her ribs and surrounding areas, she would stretch her body out and tense up, almost like she was trying to lay an egg. I picked up the other pullet and did the same to her....no reaction. I immediately assumed that my 'injured' pullet must be eggbound (I only got one egg that day). So I brought all 3 in the house, not wanting to separate them, and gave the one pullet a warm bath. After she was dry I put her in the cage with the other 2. The next morning I found 2 eggs in their cage.
I took her out, hoping she would be better after laying the egg, but she wasn't. I put her on the floor to walk around and she sort of waddled. She walked slow and would catch herself with her wings. This morning I found another egg right behind where she was laying and she refuses to walk at all. I put her on the floor and she just laid there, with her wings sort of out to her sides. When one of my cats came close, she scooted around in a circle, but that was it.
If she is still laying, she can't be eggbound, right? Her eyes are bright, no sign of illness or injury. My second thought was maybe the roo injured her during mating. But would she get progressively worse over the 3 days? She doesn't act like she's in pain though. She moves her head and pecks just fine, moves her wings. She won't perch or push against my hand with her feet. I can move her legs and feet and press all over them, she doesn't seem to care.
*They have not been outside in months, due to the cold
*They get the same food as all other chickens
*They have their own pen and no access to other chickens
*They have all been together since hatching
*The pullets have been laying for a couple weeks now
*The other pullet and roo are healthy and acting normal
*She is not showing any other abnormal behavior...no jerky movements or anything
*A vet visit is not an option here...all we have are towny vets that don't know much about anything but cats and dogs. Plus I don't have the extra money right now to take her to one if it did exist.
I am at a loss. Any ideas or suggestions?
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