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Hi all
Long time lurker, decided to sign up and post.
Been reading the forums for almost a year, and gathering knowledge, which helped me the other night.
I have 5 Hens - 3 Ex bats, 2 purchased at POL. They seem to be Lohmann Browns.
Long story short, my ex batt coco had a broken egg stuck on wednesday, and thankfully all that reading paid off. Placed her in a bath for 30 mins which she didnt like at first but fell asleep after 10 mins and i managed to get the egg out...well i put on a rubber glove and went in the vent, she didnt like it, flapped her wings and out it fell.
I let her out and she ran to her coop and laid another egg later that day. She has laid 2 more eggs since.
On thursday when the broken egg was removed, she was walking ok, but not running. Today being sunday, she is running again but not at full speed.
I always have a bowl of shell grit topped up next to their water and feed. I use a feed which has minimum 3.8% calcium, and every now and then i give them yogurt.
Since thursday, i have been putting egg shells grinded up in the grit, and have been giving them little bits of yogurt daily. She is drinking normally, thursday and friday she didnt eat too much, but yesterday she ate more, and today she ate a little more like what she normally does. Everyday she is getting closer to normal eating wise.
I have been checking her backside daily making sure it looks ok and it looks like the other girls backside. I donned the rubber glove and checked again yesterday just to be sure on my wifes recommendation and couldnt find anything like a broken shell shard or anything stuck. Shes walking around the grass, and when i get my pickaxe to mix the dirt in the veggie patch she comes running and eats the worms with the rest of the girls. Tonight she purred for the first time in ages when i told them goodnight when i checked they were all in bed.
The question is, should i be doing something else? Do i need to give her anything specific? Should i take her to the vet for a checkup? My wife seems to think i am over reacting, maybe i am, but i love that girl and i want to make sure due to neglect or lack of knowledge i didnt do everything correct.
Thanks
Long time lurker, decided to sign up and post.
Been reading the forums for almost a year, and gathering knowledge, which helped me the other night.
I have 5 Hens - 3 Ex bats, 2 purchased at POL. They seem to be Lohmann Browns.
Long story short, my ex batt coco had a broken egg stuck on wednesday, and thankfully all that reading paid off. Placed her in a bath for 30 mins which she didnt like at first but fell asleep after 10 mins and i managed to get the egg out...well i put on a rubber glove and went in the vent, she didnt like it, flapped her wings and out it fell.
I let her out and she ran to her coop and laid another egg later that day. She has laid 2 more eggs since.
On thursday when the broken egg was removed, she was walking ok, but not running. Today being sunday, she is running again but not at full speed.
I always have a bowl of shell grit topped up next to their water and feed. I use a feed which has minimum 3.8% calcium, and every now and then i give them yogurt.
Since thursday, i have been putting egg shells grinded up in the grit, and have been giving them little bits of yogurt daily. She is drinking normally, thursday and friday she didnt eat too much, but yesterday she ate more, and today she ate a little more like what she normally does. Everyday she is getting closer to normal eating wise.
I have been checking her backside daily making sure it looks ok and it looks like the other girls backside. I donned the rubber glove and checked again yesterday just to be sure on my wifes recommendation and couldnt find anything like a broken shell shard or anything stuck. Shes walking around the grass, and when i get my pickaxe to mix the dirt in the veggie patch she comes running and eats the worms with the rest of the girls. Tonight she purred for the first time in ages when i told them goodnight when i checked they were all in bed.
The question is, should i be doing something else? Do i need to give her anything specific? Should i take her to the vet for a checkup? My wife seems to think i am over reacting, maybe i am, but i love that girl and i want to make sure due to neglect or lack of knowledge i didnt do everything correct.
Thanks
