UPDATE: SHE IS SICK!! SUGGESTIONS? UPDATE: Is there a chance a production breed will never produce an egg? see pics of our girl

[Poultrybonkers]

she was just a little pullet - supposedly 12 weeks old - May/June

Shes gotta be hiding them or eating them as soon as they are laid

 

[Bawkbok]

Shes gotta be hiding them or eating them as soon as they are laid

Nope. I sit in the run and listen when she's on the nest and check immediately when she emerges. No evidence of egg anywhere. Nor has she produced the "i just laid an egg" vocals upon emerging. I am with the chickens more often than not and view on camera when I'm not there. She simply hasn't laid yet but is looking eggy and heavy, and waddles when she walks and her activity level has slowed down. I'm expecting an egg any day now.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Nope. I sit in the run and listen when she's on the nest and check immediately when she emerges. No evidence of egg anywhere. Nor has she produced the "i just laid an egg" vocals upon emerging. I am with the chickens more often than not and view on camera when I'm not there. She simply hasn't laid yet but is looking eggy and heavy, and waddles when she walks and her activity level has slowed down. I'm expecting an egg any day now.

Not all will make the egg song my sexlnk dont but she does fake lay all the time but shes past laying age now and is injured

 

[Bawkbok]

Not all will make the egg song my sexlnk dont but she does fake lay all the time but shes past laying age now and is injured

I'm sorry to hear about your baby being injured. Ours is a red sex link also. Good to know some don't yell to the heavens after a lay. I thought they all did that. She spent over an hour in the nest today - but nothing. She's almost 9 months old - production breed. I realize this chicken thing is a crap shoot, but I'm starting to feel gipped. She's not acting egg bound so I'm happy about that.

 

[Bawkbok]

Golden Comet almost 9 mos. old, no eggs yet. Below is pics of the progression of her illness.
Saturday she presented with watery bubbly poo, was acting normal, eating and drinking.

Sunday - Poop all watery, clear mostly and white liquid, firehose style. No pics. Absorbed into dry ground to be useful here. Drinking excessive amounts of water, less interest in food, acted ok, not as cheerful and chatty as normal, movements slow, standing around.

Monday (today) - no interest in food at all, upon emergence, crop completely empty, drinking excessive amounts of water. Stood in the corner of the run without moving, head and neck retracted, for almost an hour. My entering forced her movement.
Poop is now chunky bright white and forest green and white gellatenous like.

Decided to let them out of the run to see what she would do. She is slow to move, walk is a waddle side to side. She foraged a little but is not scratching. She did take a sand bath.

She looks and feels heavy.
Vent - pic below - was moist and red, now dry and pink.
Eyes, nares and ears all clear. Mouth is clean.
No mites, lice or other creepy crawlies on her.
Protested being held underside like it was uncomfortable. Belly felt large and soft but not squishy like full of water.
Comb is starting to look pale.

Treatment thus far:
Sunday - probiotics in fresh water / applied KY jelly to vent / gave a Calcium Citrate with D3, 600 mg
Monday - probiotics in fresh water / applied KY jelly to vent / gave a Calcium Citrate with D3, 400 mg

Is there something else I could / should be doing to help her. She is no longer interested in food - Kalmbach layer feed, 17% protein.
Oyster shell and grit always available.
She ate some scrambled egg Sunday - have not offered any today.
Behavior seems on and off between standing statuesque to slow deliberate movements from one place to another for rest. She is not isolating herself from the others but not actively engaging with them. She is no longer going to the nest during the day, not attempting to lay.

I don't know what to think or what else to try. Thank you for suggestions and advice.

 

[WingItRanch]

@Wyorp Rock
@Eggcessive
@azygous

I'm so sorry. I'm tagging some of the resident health experts to assist you.

 

[Bawkbok]

@Wyorp Rock
@Eggcessive
@azygous

I'm so sorry. I'm tagging some of the resident health experts to assist you.

Thank you for your help. Eggcessive replied with thoughts that it is EYP or Ascitis belly. I posted a new thread under emergencies as I didn't know how to move this one from here to there to capture attention. She has refused all food today, even scrambled eggs, which are her favorite. I am surprised by how quickly these developments have progressed. She seems to be markedly worse tonight than from even this morning. I'm totally devastated, upset and depressed over this situation.

 

[WingItRanch]

Thank you for your help. Eggcessive replied with thoughts that it is EYP or Ascitis belly. I posted a new thread under emergencies as I didn't know how to move this one from here to there to capture attention. She has refused all food today, even scrambled eggs, which are her favorite. I am surprised by how quickly these developments have progressed. She seems to be markedly worse tonight than from even this morning. I'm totally devastated, upset and depressed over this situation.

Oh good I'm glad they're giving advice.

I am so sorry. I totally get it. I have a severely ill pullet myself right now and I've done everything I can think of to help. Sometimes all we can do is offer comfort and hope they make it. It's so hard watching animals in this state. Chickens will instinctually hide illness so it's possible she's been sick longer but was keeping it from you and the flock. It makes it very hard to catch an issue early. I hope she pulls through.

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Thank you for your help. Eggcessive replied with thoughts that it is EYP or Ascitis belly.

Reading through your thread, water belly was my thought.

When you pick her up, does she seem uncomfortable, wheeze, gurgle, or anything like that? If she has water belly, picking her up (squeezing/putting pressure on her body) can cause her to have difficulty breathing. This can be a telling clue as to what you're dealing with.

I had a hen who had water belly. At it's worst we had to drain her a few times a week, but eventually the need waned. It was much easier than it seemed- I did solicit my husband to help. There are tons of YouTube videos if you decide to go that route. After the first draining, she felt SOO much better, and from that point on she would seek me out and give me a look that said "it's time to drain me." She wasn't even a very friendly chicken but she seemed to know we could provide relief. After several weeks we no longer had to drain her. Her abdomen always felt a little swollen or bloated, but it no longer seemed to be filling up or pooling in her body. She lived another 8 months after that.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@Wyorp Rock
@Eggcessive
@azygous

I'm so sorry. I'm tagging some of the resident health experts to assist you.

Looks like @Eggcessive replied on the other thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...d-will-never-produce-an-egg-see-pics.1645988/