bantambabyy
In the Brooder
- Feb 17, 2025
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i have a young pullet and today she laid her 4th egg. i had some concerns though. so i noticed she seemed really lethargic and i had a few things in mind. maybe heatstroke (weve had a really bad heatwave recently) or maybe shes egg bound but i got super worried and instantly got her a cup of chicken vitamin water. she was very responsive when i would bring in food/treats but would quickly give up after trying to eat for about 5 seconds. she took one sip of vitamin water and then eventually started having some contractions.
i saw what appeared to be egg whites come out a little when she contracted and was really worried an egg had broken inside her and then shortly after she laid a soft-shell egg. she almost immediately got most of her energy back and she came and drank a ton of the vitamin water, as well as got some food. now what concerns me is about 5 minutes later she pooped and it appeared to have egg yolk in it. like it was a healthy looking poop that seemed to have egg yolk on it. however, the egg she laid didnt break inside her. it was fully intact and i even opened it up and it had the full yolk in there. was this just an error because shes new to laying? is this something i should be overly concerned about? she's still a little bit slow overall (this happened about 20-30 minutes ago) but she'll go running when the rooster calls her over with a treat and her tail is back up in the air instead of her holding it down. any help appreciated.
i saw what appeared to be egg whites come out a little when she contracted and was really worried an egg had broken inside her and then shortly after she laid a soft-shell egg. she almost immediately got most of her energy back and she came and drank a ton of the vitamin water, as well as got some food. now what concerns me is about 5 minutes later she pooped and it appeared to have egg yolk in it. like it was a healthy looking poop that seemed to have egg yolk on it. however, the egg she laid didnt break inside her. it was fully intact and i even opened it up and it had the full yolk in there. was this just an error because shes new to laying? is this something i should be overly concerned about? she's still a little bit slow overall (this happened about 20-30 minutes ago) but she'll go running when the rooster calls her over with a treat and her tail is back up in the air instead of her holding it down. any help appreciated.