Cazjohn Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 (edited) Sorry about the Sunday morning breakfast time poo question! Scrawny was not quite herself yesterday, she is usually first into any treats etc but was not really interested. She spent quite a lot of time sitting and sleeping - over the last week she has spent more time in the nesting box although she hasn't laid for months I wondered if she was going broody? Today she has a really mucky bum green,yellow and white. I finished a dose of flubenvet 10 days ago but I'm wondering if I should re-worm her if so how much etc? Edited June 3, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie and sally penny Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Our Pepperpot (Margaret) has also had strange yellow/green pooh. In addition she has been very off colour-positively lethargic- and has also spent most of the last two or three days sat in the eggbox section of the Eglu. We have got both chickens out this morning and Marge is eating a bit of grass and some treats, although she has spent a lot of her time preening herself. Does anyone have any advice that they would like to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Is she struggling to lay an egg do you think? How old is she and what other symptoms does she have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazjohn Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 Scrawny is approx 2 years old (ex-batt) she's a bit fluffed up, resting more and sitting away from the others. Shes just done a watery, yellowy stringy yucky poo! She hasn't laid for ages when she did lay it was mostly softies - no matter how much calcium I gave her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie and sally penny Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 We have had Marge and Sheila for two years. Marge has manged to eat something now and has just put our spaniel Murphy in his place!,so thats usual behaviour, but her cluck sounds different,almost as if she has tonsilitis!!.Do chickens get sore throats? She has also laid an egg this morning which was normal. Maybe she is just fed up with the overcast weather! Anyway husband has been despatched to purchase worm treatment and mite treatment.Heres hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Sounds like a good plan. Maybe she is on the brink of going broody, their voices do change and become growly and they turn a bit snappy, they also puff themselves up. With you mentioning her returning to the nest constantly, it is possible. Have a look at **this article** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie and sally penny Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Thanks for direction to the broody hen article.Having now read that and witnessed at the same time some aggression-all noise and no action- towards our other hen Sheila,we suspect broodiness is the answer. I think our two give us more concern than our children/granddaughter!! Thanks again, with relief Charlie and Sally ps whats the best stuff for mites and the most effective way to use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Personally I like Barrier Red Mite Powder. It smells divine. You apply it to the chickens nether regions and under their wings. I also apply it to the roosting bars, especially the ends, and to the Aubiose which I use in the nesting box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazjohn Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Scrawny died last night she went downhill so quickly! But she was an ex-batt with a huge pendulous crop who lasted thirteen months When we first got her we didn't think she'd last the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 That's sad that she's gone - but at least she proved you wrong and had a happy free range 13 months xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 So sorry to hear about Scrawny. But how great that she had 13 months of heaven with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 so sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Sorry to hear about Scrawny, we lost one of our ex-batts last night as well, and only a few miles from you! I'm a bit sad, but I'm more glad that wen her end came it was somewhere nice and she was a chicken, not just a knackered out egg laying machine flung on a compost heap. Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Sorry to hear the sad news cazjon and Mrs Bertie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazjohn Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thanks for your kind words guys she will be greatly missed by us because she was such a great character! But probably not missed by the rest of the gang because even though she was so tiny she was a terrible bully! I completely echo your thoughts Mrs B x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggy-Bread Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 So sorry about your sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
