Two eggs in one hour - help!

[dearmeghann]

Good morning! Our Hermione (easter egger) has laid one egg about every week-ish. She's definitely growing back her feathers, so we've made sure to put out less scratch to ensure she's eating her feed. I've also been putting out eggshells for extra calcium.

She doesn't seem to be acting strangely all the time, but she will get hunched up and then be fine a little later on.

My newest observation is that she's going inside to roost a lot earlier than the other girls, like two hours earlier. We live in western NC, so it's still pretty bright around 8pm. Usually, the girls will head inside after 7/7:30 p.m. Yesterday, Hermione went inside at 5:30 p.m.

Is her body just trying to compensate for growing back the new feathers? Is this a sign of stress? I've tried the good ol Google and couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hunching up can be feeling the need to laying an egg. She may be having some issues.

Going to roost early...could be she's having issues or she's just getting her spot. She doesn't seem to be hiding from the flock right?

 

[dearmeghann]

Hunching up can be feeling the need to laying an egg. She may be having some issues.

Going to roost early...could be she's having issues or she's just getting her spot. She doesn't seem to be hiding from the flock right?

Poor girl! We watch them, and they don't seem to be picking on her. We just have the four hens now. Her feather loss doesn't seem to be from hens pecking them out - no blood or redness. They have plenty of space to run around (4x8 coop, 8x16 fully covered run, 10x13 semi-covered run, and they still have access to the other small coop). Midweek, they get a few hours in the afternoon to free range. And on the weekends, they get let out after noon or so. Her habit of returning to the coop earlier than the others is a new one - maybe just a couple of days.

 

[Mark Park]

Our girls are almost one year old, and today we had the weirdest experience. Our Easter egger looked strange. At first we thought she was egg bound or had diarrhea. I even went to get epson salt to prepare! Then she laid an egg outside, and looked better. Standing up straight and preening. Less than an hour later it happened again. This time with a shell-less egg. She’s had weird runny/foamy poop but I wasn’t sure if it’s because she was trying to push so much. She’s the only one who is somewhat molting.

Our girls have never been sick - we’ve been so lucky! Is this a bacterial infection? Molting strangeness? Help??View attachment 4088581View attachment 4088582View attachment 4088585

It is probably just learning how to lay eggs. They can lay funnylooking eggs, tiny eggs, shellless eggs, double yolks etc. until they get the hang if it.

 

[dearmeghann]

Update on poor Hermione! She's been looking sad for the last two days, hunched up, and looking sore. We give her calcium pills and nutridrench. Now she's not eating as much, and I'm not sure what more we can do for her.

We have liquid antibiotics from when Olive went to the vet. Would that help her at all? Or would it make her feel worse?

I'm about to create food torpedos when I get home to make sure she's getting decent food. But I also don't want to prolong her pain if this is something she can't bounce back from.

 

[dearmeghann]

Update on poor Hermione! She's been looking sad for the last two days, hunched up, and looking sore. We give her calcium pills and nutridrench. Now she's not eating as much, and I'm not sure what more we can do for her.

We have liquid antibiotics from when Olive went to the vet. Would that help her at all? Or would it make her feel worse?

I'm about to create food torpedos when I get home to make sure she's getting decent food. But I also don't want to prolong her pain if this is something she can't bounce back from.

Update on the update. She passed away this afternoon. I’m glad I was able to hold her and give her a blueberry before she left us.

 

[WingItRanch]

Update on the update. She passed away this afternoon. I’m glad I was able to hold her and give her a blueberry before she left us.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I can tell you really cared for her.

 

[Bawkbok]

I'm so sorry you lost Hermione. I like to think it's a good feeling for a chicken when they are held and loved before passing. Hugs

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Update on poor Hermione! She's been looking sad for the last two days, hunched up, and looking sore. We give her calcium pills and nutridrench. Now she's not eating as much, and I'm not sure what more we can do for her.

We have liquid antibiotics from when Olive went to the vet. Would that help her at all? Or would it make her feel worse?

I'm about to create food torpedos when I get home to make sure she's getting decent food. But I also don't want to prolong her pain if this is something she can't bounce back from.

Update on the update. She passed away this afternoon. I’m glad I was able to hold her and give her a blueberry before she left us.

I'm sorry to hear about Hermione.

You did everything you could for her.

If you want to hopefully find out more about what was causing her problems and still have the body, refrigerate and take or send it to the State Lab.
You're in WNC, so the closest lab to you would be the one in Fletcher/Arden at the AG Center on Airport Rd. https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/veterinary/VetLabFacilities#Tab-WesternLaboratoryFletcher-2454