Dan_Beds Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hi everyone, i'm a newbie to keeping chickens so am hoping someone can help me out here! We have 3 brown Lohman layers that were sold as POL aged aprx 26 wks but I think they might have been older but thats no problem. They are fed on layers pellets & a couple of handfulls of mixed corn in the evenings with occasional treats of lettuce/cabbage leaves. Last night I noticed one of the girls had become lethargic and hunched. At first I thought she had a crop problem as she wouldn't eat her treat so picked her up and tried a bit of gentle crop massage but it felt empty & just full of water. She then promptly emptied her vent over me which seemed to be fluid with a bit of yellow in it. Following this I placed her on the ground and after about 5 mins she laid a normal egg but with what looked like some yolk which the other two ate. This morning she was in the nest box & wouldn't come out, I brought het out & she was still lethargic & has a dirty bottom. Her vent appeared to be contracting continously, she had a drink & then went back in the coop. I couldn't feel anything egg shaped but wondered if she was egg bound even though she laid last night???!!! Any thoughts of advice greatly received! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sounds more as if she might have another soft egg in the pipeline. A calcium supplement such as ZolcalD or some limestone flour (as sold for reptiles) may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 How is she was it another egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Beds Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Hi all, quick update - Mrs Peckham hasn't laid for 2 days but is a bit brighter, shs came out of the coop on her own today & has been pecking around & has eaten/drunk a little but still not as active as she was. I gave her a dose of zolcal this morning as recommended so fingers crossed!! Also got some Flubenvet just in case it's a worm problem. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Beds Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hi all, just to let you know that Mrs Peckham passed away overnight. We still don't know what was wrong and thought she was picking up. Betty & Margaret appear fine at present so fingers crossed it wasn't anything contagious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Very sorry to hear that . She was obviously pretty poorly but hiding it well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
