weird eggs, molting or sick???

[Wynette]

Sorry, Nicholas! I do have a tendency to shortern USER ID's when I type...You'll be Nicholas from now on!

 

[PepsNick]

YAY! Thank you. One person on chat was like "Are you really lady Gaga??" and I said "Uum, no..."

 

[Wynette]

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Okay, now THAT is hilarious! Thank the stars you are NOT Lady Gaga (no offense intended!!!) Although, I wouldn't mind having some of her money!

 

[PepsNick]

None taken! I know... I wouldn't either!
Alright, enough of me... back to Cony's chicken issues!!

 

[Wynette]

YES! How did our girl do yesterday??

 

[newhenstein castle]

What a disappointment:

But of course I am impatient. I am giving Lorelei (Australorp, frayed feathers and NOT the broody - Nicholas) her eggstra calcium in form of One Tums a day crushed in some cottage cheese. I will be doing this for a week and then I will look into the thing where you can stop the egg development and let her molt in peace. I hope it is molting. I still haven't heard from other Australorp owners if the frayed tail feathers are an indicator for molt?? Mine haven't really molted yet, I believe. They are only 1 1/2 years old and I've never noticed a lot of feathers in the coop. So I am a novice at that.

 

[PepsNick]

That's about the age when my old flock started to molt...
I don't remember any frayed feathers, but maybe I just didn't have an australorp.

 

[Wynette]

Those frayed tail feathers aren't an indication of molt. THey typically do molt in late summer, and if they haven't already, they should be soon. I've had one go through a molt already this year, a bit early, but if one has begun, others are to follow.

Newhenstein, I really think if it was a calcium issue, it would have been resolved by now. It doesn't take days on end to see results...typically just a few, if this is the issue. I hate to sound like a wet blanket, but I think you have something more serious going on. I HOPE I am wrong, and that when she molts, it will work out...I'm so sorry!

 

[PepsNick]

Oh :'(
Have you taken her to a bird vet?

 

[newhenstein castle]

No vet Nicholas. She seems to be doing just dandy and I am still holding on to what this lady in my neighborhood said about her Australorp molting. I am still working on her exstra calcium regimen. I keep seeing some feathers of the others laying around now. So maybe that;'s really all there is to it.



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