Bitofablonde
Songster
Hey all!
Ok so we have 10 pullets about 16.5 weeks old. We found one perfectly formed hard shelled egg the other night, no clue who laid it (but so exciting!!
). Last night during night checks I noticed 'Tomatoe' one of our blonde pullets acting odd so I sat at a distance in the run watching her and after about 10 mins she plopped out a soft shell egg, not uncommon for beginning to lay. So didn't think much of it.
Well tonight I was doing my night checks when I saw her acting oddly again; just standing perfectly still, wings slightly puffed out, when she eventually squatted instead of an egg it looked like she pee'd. But like thick egg white type substance. (Yes, I know chickens don't actually pee lol but that's what it looked like
) anywho, then she pecked at the ground in front of her and when she picked her head up it looked like liquid came out of her beak or nostril. (I was sitting about 10ft away)
She's acting normal now, after pecking at the ground for a few she went over to the oyster shell and started eating that, then back to the usual chicken business.
What do ya'll think?? Should I separate her to be safe or just see how things go tomorrow??
Any help is very much appreciated! Thank you!
Ps. She's also is one of the 10 who doesn't have as big of a comb or wattles. There are several others that are far more mature looking then her. All bought from tsc on the same day. Hoovers hatchery, color pack gals.
Ok so we have 10 pullets about 16.5 weeks old. We found one perfectly formed hard shelled egg the other night, no clue who laid it (but so exciting!!
). Last night during night checks I noticed 'Tomatoe' one of our blonde pullets acting odd so I sat at a distance in the run watching her and after about 10 mins she plopped out a soft shell egg, not uncommon for beginning to lay. So didn't think much of it. Well tonight I was doing my night checks when I saw her acting oddly again; just standing perfectly still, wings slightly puffed out, when she eventually squatted instead of an egg it looked like she pee'd. But like thick egg white type substance. (Yes, I know chickens don't actually pee lol but that's what it looked like
) anywho, then she pecked at the ground in front of her and when she picked her head up it looked like liquid came out of her beak or nostril. (I was sitting about 10ft away) She's acting normal now, after pecking at the ground for a few she went over to the oyster shell and started eating that, then back to the usual chicken business.
What do ya'll think?? Should I separate her to be safe or just see how things go tomorrow??
Any help is very much appreciated! Thank you!
Ps. She's also is one of the 10 who doesn't have as big of a comb or wattles. There are several others that are far more mature looking then her. All bought from tsc on the same day. Hoovers hatchery, color pack gals.
I used to do 2 separate greens/veggies bowls but them noticed the pullets eating out of the ducks one, so I gave up lol 
