I went out this a.m. to make my morning rounds and observed a young (almost 20 week-old) B.O. pullet lying lethargically on the coop floor. Other than that, she seemed ok, the others weren't bothering her but my concern level shot up. I calmly picked her up and brought her inside. Suspecting egg-bound due to her lethargy I inspected best I could and felt nothing. I put her in the crate in the interior bathroom, dark, with door closed with food and water with a small amount of raw honey and let her rest. She just laid there. After an hour I went to check and she was laying on her food, awake but I felt it impossible for to eat that way so I moved her back. To my surprise, there was an egg under her. Rubbery but still an egg. I removed it, let her be and just checked and was met with more energy and another egg. The second has more hardness to it but I would call it far from normal. She seems to be awake and aware. She talks to me and is moving around a little more. I have observed her drinking. Do you suppose she'll be fine? How long should I keep her from the flock? I leave for school soon and she's still in the crate with the door closed and now the light is on. Looking forward to your thoughts.
Thank you
Thank you