RIP Rosemary...She's Gone

[whatsup chickenbutt]

speckledhen,
what causes so many of your chickens to have internal laying? Is there a thread that discusses this? Is it odd that 4 of yours have it, or is it just something that we can expect? The reason Im wondering is because I have a white leghorn that laid continuously until about almost 2 months ago. Then, she laid a huge, and I mean huge egg, and then a couple of eggs with blood on them, then a gross long white mushy thing was hanging out of her, then nothing since. No eggs, and nothing gross either. Just done. How does one know if this is happening? And how can you avoid it? Or can you?

 

[justusnak]

Oh Cyn...im so sorry for your loss. She looked like a sweet gal! RIP little one....

 

[chick4chicks]

I am so very sorry to hear about Rosemary's passing. She was a cutie. Keep the good memories of her alive.

 

[speckledhen]

The causes of the hormone issue that starts the internal laying cycle are up in the air. I have no idea. I only know that, unless there is some horrible substance in the chicken feed of most brands, it isn't caused on my end. The "why's" are what some of us are trying to determine. Remember that I have almost 50 hens and pullets, most hatched here. The five girls affected, one still alive, are all my original hatchery birds bought at the same time.

 

[whatsup chickenbutt]

interesting. It would certainly seem to be a genetic thing then.
Well good luck with the sick one, and I hope you are able to end this horrible cycle you're having to endure.

 

[lovemychicns]

Oh Cyn I am so sorry.

 

[gritsar]

Cyn

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Cyn...I'm so very sorry. We lost our beautiful lt. brahma girl last week and I still haven't gotten over it. Hope you have only the best memories of Rosemary...

 

[momofdrew]

I am so sorry...

 

[speckledhen]

Thank you, all. I have one more girl to endure this with, then I hope I never have this issue again. There are just a few more hatchery girls who will hit their two-year mark soon and I hope the problem was limited to the ones I got in Jan 2006.