Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Ilovemychicks08]

Storms are down here to. Its been raining all day and we just had some thunder/ lightning and wind

 

[Badger Farm]

Since we introduced two of the older chicks to the flock, they’re gone on an egg producing strike. Is this normal? It’s been four days since any of them have produced an egg. They all seem fine, except for one. Schatze is mopey, and this morning she was sitting on a roosting bar with her eyes closed. Could it be possible she has an egg stuck? I’m going to check her vent today, see if there’s an egg stuck - she’s also got a poopy butt than I’m going to clean today. She’s an everyday layer, and lays the most beautiful specked brown eggs. Thanks for your help

 

[TOR]

Since we introduced two of the older chicks to the flock, they’re gone on an egg producing strike. Is this normal? It’s been four days since any of them have produced an egg. They all seem fine, except for one. Schatze is mopey, and this morning she was sitting on a roosting bar with her eyes closed. Could it be possible she has an egg stuck? I’m going to check her vent today, see if there’s an egg stuck - she’s also got a poopy butt than I’m going to clean today. She’s an everyday layer, and lays the most beautiful specked brown eggs. Thanks for your help

never effected my hens, this year put in 13 chicks with others ( i think) lost track.
Maybe some stress was created?

 

[bigzio]

One thing chickens hate more than anything is change. They love their normal daily routine, and stress with a change in it.
Possible egg bound if your hen has a messy rear and seems lethargic. Good Luck.

Stay Safe ... bigz

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

When i integrate chicks(like im doing now). Some chickens stop others continue.

 

[Badger Farm]

To top it all off today, something got our sweet Scout this evening. Can’t find her anywhere, but suspect a fox or weasel. The girls are all down and sad. What do we do to help them get through this loss?

 

[Debbie292d]

To top it all off today, something got our sweet Scout this evening. Can’t find her anywhere, but suspect a fox or weasel. The girls are all down and sad. What do we do to help them get through this loss?

So sorry. Electrolyte water helps with stress. You could try that. We have Hydro-Hen but if you don't have anything you can make it easy, just Google.

For your possible egg-bound hen with poopy butt, did it look like a broken egg there too or just poop?

I'd pick up some of that Hydro-Hen as that's got probiotics in it too and that can help with poopy butt. I have an old one that gets that now and then.

 

[Debbie292d]

We are in our 2nd seven-minute storm today. Sunny skies, then suddenly in come the wind, dark skies, rains for a few minutes, then back to sunny again.

We haven't seen a rainbow in a long time. We got a double!

 

[jvls1942]

To top it all off today, something got our sweet Scout this evening. Can’t find her anywhere, but suspect a fox or weasel. The girls are all down and sad. What do we do to help them get through this loss?

don't inflict human emotions upon your chickens.
they don't know or care if one goes missing.

 

[TOR]

We are in our 2nd seven-minute storm today. Sunny skies, then suddenly in come the wind, dark skies, rains for a few minutes, then back to sunny again.

We haven't seen a rainbow in a long time. We got a double!

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did you get to the pot of gold in time?