TooncesTheDrivingCat
In the Brooder
- Aug 27, 2020
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I have 5 ISABrown hens. 8 months old. I changed the food to Dumor and 2 weeks later, I have a hen with wry neck. Have been treating. Changed the food back to one recommended by hatchery so...all that is taken care of. The question is......ISA Browns lay a LOT of eggs. Like over 300 a year some of them. Sparkle, the hen, was laying like clockwork even as her neck got worse.
2 days ago she stopped laying.
I'm worried but not too overly concerned.
She has an obvious deficiency that is being treated so I had actually hoped she would stop laying at some point so I wouldnt be battling the eggs stealing all her nutrients from her. Thing is, I know what I have and i expected some sort of egg.
The hen seems fine. Like the Torticollis/Wry Neck is getting better. It's slow but, every day she is doing better and better holding that head up. Even looked left yesterday for a bit which made everyone happy including myself.
I am worried about her getting egg bound though. Is this a common issue in hens who have developed Wry Neck? She is not spongy on the back at all and her vent does not look even as though she has tried, or is trying,to lay an egg, which makes me think she has stopped laying.
Should I be more concerned? I originally had 6 ISA hens from a woman who breeds, shows,and raised for eggs and meat about 7 different heritage breeds and the ISA. I felt I had good stock but, one hen never matured fully. Comb was tiny. Heck, she was tiny. I believe she died because of egg bound but, honestly, if that was the problem, I dont think the birds body matured enough to be able to pass the egg even with help. I had liked her and did not have the heart to autopsy her to find out. No vet available in my area for farm animals for hours.
But this hen, she grew and matured like the rest and lays well. To have her stop..... she still looks like a checkmark like every hen should. Tail is not in prone position and she hasn't lost luster one bit. Is eating and drinking. Onky reasonshe was seperated was because of Torticollis and other hens pecking at her eyes. Eesh!
Does becoming egg bound often accompany Wry Neck in laying Hybrid hens like ISA Browns?
2 days ago she stopped laying.
I'm worried but not too overly concerned.
She has an obvious deficiency that is being treated so I had actually hoped she would stop laying at some point so I wouldnt be battling the eggs stealing all her nutrients from her. Thing is, I know what I have and i expected some sort of egg.
The hen seems fine. Like the Torticollis/Wry Neck is getting better. It's slow but, every day she is doing better and better holding that head up. Even looked left yesterday for a bit which made everyone happy including myself.
I am worried about her getting egg bound though. Is this a common issue in hens who have developed Wry Neck? She is not spongy on the back at all and her vent does not look even as though she has tried, or is trying,to lay an egg, which makes me think she has stopped laying.
Should I be more concerned? I originally had 6 ISA hens from a woman who breeds, shows,and raised for eggs and meat about 7 different heritage breeds and the ISA. I felt I had good stock but, one hen never matured fully. Comb was tiny. Heck, she was tiny. I believe she died because of egg bound but, honestly, if that was the problem, I dont think the birds body matured enough to be able to pass the egg even with help. I had liked her and did not have the heart to autopsy her to find out. No vet available in my area for farm animals for hours.
But this hen, she grew and matured like the rest and lays well. To have her stop..... she still looks like a checkmark like every hen should. Tail is not in prone position and she hasn't lost luster one bit. Is eating and drinking. Onky reasonshe was seperated was because of Torticollis and other hens pecking at her eyes. Eesh!
Does becoming egg bound often accompany Wry Neck in laying Hybrid hens like ISA Browns?
