My poor sweet Ruby is unwell. She was a little off yesterday, but it was oh so subtle. Today I was doing yard work and didn’t watch the girls super closely. Ruby went adventuring next door like her normal, spunky self. But after I ran to Hone Depot for sand to lay bricks, I let the girls back out the moment I got home and found Ruby in the corner of the run with her tail tucked. I took her inside, did NOT feel an egg (but didn’t go in super far), but soaked her, anyway. Blew her dry a bit, gave a few sips of nutridrench, and scrambled an egg for her with a calcium & magnesium citrate with D3 mixed in. She gobbled up the egg. She pooped twice and I think her vent looks like she’s not laying, so I don’t think she’s egg bound, but I figured the soak and calcium wouldn’t hurt. Yesterday, however, I found an egg white and don’t know whose it was. After finding that, I checked her vent and it was dry. She wouldn’t touch dampened feed, but has taken a few sips of water when I hold it up to her and has eaten a little feed (she’s mostly beaking it out all over the place.) I mentioned this a couple weeks ago, but when I bathed her, I thought she looked a bit fatty deposit-ish on her back end.
Here she is... clearly not feeling well, and a photo of her poop follows.
She is a 1-yr-old Buckeye. Lives in a flock of nine in 5x8 coop, a run of about 280 sq. ft. and about three hours of free range time (lots of lush fresh, young greens and bugs) daily. Treats are rare, but consist of canned fish, scrambled egg, or a little scratch if I need to call them in from free ranging. In the summer, they get a little fruit.
I plan to keep her in for the night for warmth and observation. Sadly, I’m an idiot and have not stocked up on any antibiotics, in case she ends up needing that.
Here she is... clearly not feeling well, and a photo of her poop follows.
She is a 1-yr-old Buckeye. Lives in a flock of nine in 5x8 coop, a run of about 280 sq. ft. and about three hours of free range time (lots of lush fresh, young greens and bugs) daily. Treats are rare, but consist of canned fish, scrambled egg, or a little scratch if I need to call them in from free ranging. In the summer, they get a little fruit.
I plan to keep her in for the night for warmth and observation. Sadly, I’m an idiot and have not stocked up on any antibiotics, in case she ends up needing that.