4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[KateP]

My two haven't been eating properly for over a week now. They have had phases before where they've gone off their pellets but not for this long. I have tried mixing their pellets with warm water and oats to tempt them and they've eaten some, but not that much.

 

They seem much quieter than normal although their tails are up and their combs are up (but a bit paler than normal). I am currently giving them a course of flubenvet to be on the safe side and have checked them and the eglu for mites but there is no sign of any. They are moulting slightly but not much.

 

I'm at a bit of a loss to know what to do. They still eat treats such as sweetcorn but not as enthusiastically as normal! I don't want to be giving them too much other food as I want them to eat their pellets. Today I'm going to buy a new bag of pellets just in case there is something they don't like about the ones I'm giving them at the moment - don't think they are damp or anything though.

 

Sorry for the long post - does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

[Margaret]

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I used to have the same worry, mine would rather starve than eat pelletts, in fact I still keep them in the run ..just in case

I now buy the Boraski Layers mash from Wiggly Wigglers and they love it.

Hope this helps.

[quickcluck]

If they are moulting have they stopped laying? If so their food consumption will be down, the flubenvet is a good idea tho!

 

Hope they like the new pellets, had the other ones gone out of date?

[KateP]

I've got the new pellets. One of the girls seems to have picked up a bit and is eating a bit more but the other one has gone very quiet and isn't even eating her favourite sweetcorn now. I'm off work today so I might take her to the vets this afternoon to get her checked out.

[Redwing]

Could you have a red mite problem? this would explain the paleness and the tiredness in the chickens?

[KateP]

I don't think it's mites as I've checked the eglu over and the girls and they seem ok. Also I use the powder every time I clean them out.

 

I'll see what the vet says.

[KateP]

Well I've been to the vets and they said it seems like she is egg bound. Rox isn't the most reliable layer and so the fact that she hadn't laid an egg for a few days isn't unusual and hadn't concerned me.

 

They gave her an antibiotic injection and two other injections - they are hoping to 'get things moving'. They told me to make sure she drinks lots of water and I've got another appointment tomorrow. They did warn me that it might be too late though so I've just got to hope for the best.