Yellow poop butt?

[woodlumn]

I have a black sexlink who I suspect may be ill.

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that she didn't come out from under the coop to range in the yard with the other birds. This lasted a couple of days, then she seemed to rejoin the flock. I noticed that she has mustard yellow poo (or something, but not yolk-colored) hanging from her hind feathers.

She's generally acting social again; in the mornings when I come out to feed the five birds, she's right there lined up at the fence with the rest and she seems to be eating well.

I wasn't sure if she was laying or not, but the day before yesterday I found an egg in the nest that, judging by the mess all over the shell, was hers. It was very dirty. The next day, among the other eggs I found an egg in the nest that was crushed flat.

What are your opinions on this? I'd greatly appreciate your advice.

Thank you!

 

[honeygram]

I'm not an expert, but our first hen (a gift from a friend) laid eggs without shells. She would then eat it! yuk. Her vent area was always a mess. We tried giving her lots of calcium, but never got a shelled egg from her.

 

[woodlumn]

Thanks for the reply.

She laid fine all last year though. This is new behavior...

 

[woodlumn]

 

[woodlumn]

Has nobody heard of/seen this before??

 

[woodlumn]

I have been putting some garlic in their water for the past couple of days, hoping this helps.

Her comb color is normal.

Thoughts?

 

[woodlumn]