I have a flock of ten 11 month old layers, five different breeds. Only one of black australorps is sick. It started about 10 days ago. Her vent feathers were covered in white stuff and something white was sticking out of her. I thought she had parasites and separated her until she had solid poos and laid an egg. I think that was the last egg she laid. On Monday, she spent the day on the roost in the coop and her comb was pale. I decided she was egg bound, gave her a bath, did a little exam, and separated her again. I could not feel an egg either through her belly or internally. She has not been eating much but has been drinking. Her poo is very small, but she is passing. She has been in the dark with a brooder lamp (set several feet above her) since Monday, but her comb now has white tips. Any thoughts on what could be wrong with her and what I can do for her?
ETA: She started acting off about a week after we got our new chicks, though there was very little interaction between them. It was also very close to the time we got our ducklings - same thing, though - very little/no interaction. In my amateur diagnosis, I've gone through: parasites, egg bound, lymphoid leukosis, cocci, and internal layer. (Sometimes its a bad thing to have "the Chicken Health Handbook"
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ETA: She started acting off about a week after we got our new chicks, though there was very little interaction between them. It was also very close to the time we got our ducklings - same thing, though - very little/no interaction. In my amateur diagnosis, I've gone through: parasites, egg bound, lymphoid leukosis, cocci, and internal layer. (Sometimes its a bad thing to have "the Chicken Health Handbook"
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