Lighthearted
Hatching
- Aug 18, 2024
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I have a golden commet, probably 2yrs old, could be 3. She seemed a little lethargic the other night, and she had a bit of discharge - mostly clear but a little white. I did an empsom salt soak and not long after she passed a soft-shelled egg. Then I was feeding her some yogurt and she passed an egg with no shell - I'm guessing it was previously blocked by the soft-shelled egg. I've been giving her calcium + D3 (400 mg/day) and she is with the flock but in a separate pen so I can monitor her. I didn't see any egg yesterday, but today when I was out there she passed what is mostly a soft eggshell, but broken / collapsed. It has a little bit or rubbery material that I would associate with a lash egg (see photo). She is eating, and maybe a little lethargic but not awfully so. It is hard to say, since she is in the smaller pen. She also could have laid an egg yesterday, and then if it was soft or broken, eaten it so that I wouldn't have seen it. I just happened to be out checking on her right when the passed / "laid" this one. She also has access to oyster shell - though after the first night I went and checked and saw the feeder was empty, so that could have contributed. I'll keep giving the calcium (is 400 mg a good amount?) and monitoring - is there anything else to do for her?