Who laid what?

[christans]

Hello, I just joined this forum as a very new chicken mama! I have five Rhode Island Red chickens (was 6 but a hawk got one of them).
One of our girls was bitten in the leg by a rat earlier this week so she is in our house recovering and is currently taking antibiotics. She is getting around much better and seems to want to go back outside to the coop with the other chickens. The vet told us to not eat her eggs while she's on antibiotics but how do I tell which egg she has laid when she's back with her sisters? Also, should I worry about the climatizing her? She's been in a warm house since Monday so I'm concerned that she'll freeze back out in the coop.

Thank you for any help you can give me.
Christa

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Hello, I just joined this forum as a very new chicken mama! I have five Rhode Island Red chickens (was 6 but a hawk got one of them).
One of our girls was bitten in the leg by a rat earlier this week so she is in our house recovering and is currently taking antibiotics. She is getting around much better and seems to want to go back outside to the coop with the other chickens. The vet told us to not eat her eggs while she's on antibiotics but how do I tell which egg she has laid when she's back with her sisters? Also, should I worry about the climatizing her? She's been in a warm house since Monday so I'm concerned that she'll freeze back out in the coop.

Thank you for any help you can give me.
Christa

Unless you catch her laying, I wouldn't eat any of the other eggs.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Isolate her within the coop so she can see and chat with the other girls, but can't lay in the same nest boxes as they do. It'll also let her reintegrate with the others, since she's been gone a few days, in case they no longer recognize her as part of the pecking order.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Isolate her within the coop so she can see and chat with the other girls, but can't lay in the same nest boxes as they do. It'll also let her reintegrate with the others, since she's been gone a few days, in case they no longer recognize her as part of the pecking order.

This is great advice!

 

[aart]

Also, should I worry about the climatizing her? She's been in a warm house since Monday so I'm concerned that she'll freeze back out in the coop.

How cold(and warm) is it?
Might put her somewhere cooler for a few days then do what @rosemarythyme suggested.
How long do you have to wait for the antibiotic to clear?

Wondering if you got the rat issue resolved.

Oh, and.....Welcome to BYC! @christans
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!

 

[christans]

Yesterday, while out free ranging with the other chickens, Sally went into the coop and up onto the roosting bar and didn’t come back out to come in the house. Today she was running around the yard as if nothing had happened to her so safe to say, everyone is happy!
We’ve trapped three rats so far and have removed all food and water from the coop through the night which is when our trail cam picked up the rats coming in.