Sick or possibky just learning how to lay an egg?

[Hal682]

Ok so i went out to my chickens well prudence kept looking up at the coop roof. Like upside down..thought just being goofy..ok well she continued and i thought something was wrong..came in googled. Sounded like the star gazing from what is called wry neck so in a frenzy found some shelled sunflower seeds. Said good source of vitamins..so went out they all loved them. Prudence ate her share and actually looked fine.. But then she spit up the water she just drank..so back to google. Read maybe sour crop..ok so get a little apple cider vinegar to add to water go out to put it in water she seems fine..but theres her egg..second egg she has layed she just has started. My question is could it just be she kinda freaked out not knowing what the heck is happening to her? She seems fine in every way now

 

[DobieLover]

Ok so i went out to my chickens well prudence kept looking up at the coop roof. Like upside down..thought just being goofy..ok well she continued and i thought something was wrong..came in googled. Sounded like the star gazing from what is called wry neck so in a frenzy found some shelled sunflower seeds. Said good source of vitamins..so went out they all loved them. Prudence ate her share and actually looked fine.. But then she spit up the water she just drank..so back to google. Read maybe sour crop..ok so get a little apple cider vinegar to add to water go out to put it in water she seems fine..but theres her egg..second egg she has layed she just has started. My question is could it just be she kinda freaked out not knowing what the heck is happening to her? She seems fine in every way now

What exactly are you feeding the flock?
Where did you get them from?
I would check her crop tonight when they go to roost and then get back out to the coop first thing in the morning before they come off the roost and check it again to make sure it is empty. If not, you need to crate her and deal with the crop.
I would give them fresh water, no ACV in it.
I would also get a bottle of Rooster Booster Poultry Cell or Poultry Nutri-Drench and supplement the flock with that.

 

[Hal682]

What exactly are you feeding the flock?
Where did you get them from?
I would check her crop tonight when they go to roost and then get back out to the coop first thing in the morning before they come off the roost and check it again to make sure it is empty. If not, you need to crate her and deal with the crop.
I would give them fresh water, no ACV in it.
I would also get a bottle of Rooster Booster Poultry Cell or Poultry Nutri-Drench and supplement the flock with that.

I feed them organic grain usually a little cracked corn have grit and oyster shells available. And give them dark greens like broccoli or spinch couple times a week. But thank you. Ill check crop tonight and morning..ive never had to do that before and will go get the vitamins.. Hope she is ok.. Acting fine now. Ill be checking her every hour today..

 

[Hal682]

I feed them organic grain usually a little cracked corn have grit and oyster shells available. And give them dark greens like broccoli or spinch couple times a week. But thank you. Ill check crop tonight and morning..ive never had to do that before and will go get the vitamins.. Hope she is ok.. Acting fine now. Ill be checking her every hour today..

My flock consists of 3 .24 week olds a 9 year old rooster and 9 year old hen.. I dont see any colflick amongst them besides the older hen ocassional peck to tell babies back off..

 

[DobieLover]

I feed them organic grain usually a little cracked corn have grit and oyster shells available. And give them dark greens like broccoli or spinch couple times a week. But thank you. Ill check crop tonight and morning..ive never had to do that before and will go get the vitamins.. Hope she is ok.. Acting fine now. Ill be checking her every hour today..

Unfortunately, that is not a very good diet for laying chickens. I strongly suggest you switch them over to something like Flock Raiser, All Flock or a chick starter with 18-20% protein and keep the oyster shell and grit on the side in separate containers.

 

[Hal682]

Unfortunately, that is not a very good diet for laying chickens. I strongly suggest you switch them over to something like Flock Raiser, All Flock or a chick starter with 18-20% protein and keep the oyster shell and grit on the side in separate containers.

Its layers pellets? This is bad?

 

[Hal682]

Its layers pellets? This is bad?

They just came off the starter feed i thought when eggs start they go to layer pellets..now im confused?

 

[Hal682]

Unfortunately, that is not a very good diet for laying chickens. I strongly suggest you switch them over to something like Flock Raiser, All Flock or a chick starter with 18-20% protein and keep the oyster shell and grit on the side in separate containers.

I just went out checked grain it says 16 percent on the layers pellets the starter says 18 percent so i should keep them on starter?

 

[DobieLover]

I just went out checked grain it says 16 percent on the layers pellets the starter says 18 percent so i should keep them on starter?

Grain and layer pellets are two different things.
Mix the starter in with the layer.
It's up to you if you want to switch. I don't feel providing the minimum of basic nutrition is the best.
I would also start supplementing with one of the two boosters I cited. I'd start with once daily for a week for the girl acting off then supplement in the feed for the entire flock twice weekly or during stressful times.

 

[Hal682]

I just went out checked grain it says 16 percent on the layers pellets the starter says 18 percent so i should keep them on starter?

Ok switched grain back to chick starter they left grain for other two. The young ones ran right to the starter. How long should they stay on starter? 2 of the 3 pullets have started laying in the last 2 weeks. The third doesnt look ready yet. Still not red just started turning pink on her cone