I don't know what's wrong!! She laid an egg yesterday. When I went out to lock up the henhouse last night, she was on the floor instead of the roosts, but I just figured she hadn't gone up yet. But this a.m. she was still on the floor. The other 2 girls went outside but not Olivia. She did get up and walk around a little, but she seemed unsteady -- when I petted her, she didn't run away, and she seemed to almost lose her balance. I picked her up and examined her and could find nothing obviously wrong. Her feathers were ruffled, as they get when they're not happy/sick.
She wasn't sneezing or anything, just not doing right. I offered her some warm oatmeal (oats, layer pellets, scratch, an egg), and she ate a little. It's warming up today but tonight I'll bring her in the house.
I have a call in to my old farm vet -- I now use a fancy equine vet, so I'm a little embarassed to call him, since I ditched him for the horses, but he's the only one I know of. My reptile vet (who does exotics) said he does do chickens, but I can't get her there until tomorrow. If the farm vet can come out tonight I'll do that.
Any ideas?? She's been FINE -- as I said, she laid an egg yesterday. What are the possibilities?? The other 2 seem perfectly fine.
Elizabeth and the Girls
She wasn't sneezing or anything, just not doing right. I offered her some warm oatmeal (oats, layer pellets, scratch, an egg), and she ate a little. It's warming up today but tonight I'll bring her in the house.
I have a call in to my old farm vet -- I now use a fancy equine vet, so I'm a little embarassed to call him, since I ditched him for the horses, but he's the only one I know of. My reptile vet (who does exotics) said he does do chickens, but I can't get her there until tomorrow. If the farm vet can come out tonight I'll do that.
Any ideas?? She's been FINE -- as I said, she laid an egg yesterday. What are the possibilities?? The other 2 seem perfectly fine.
Elizabeth and the Girls
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