Silvermorgan Moon Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi Hopefully someone more experienced than I can offer some advice! I introduced 3 new girls to my lonely 4 weeks ago. They all get on fine. The speckeldy, Flossie has just started laying, Queenie the light sussex and Doris the Magpie have not yet. It is Doris I am worried about, on Saturday pm I noticed she was off by her own looking a bit dejected. I have checked her crop no impaction or sign of sour crop, vent seems normal no excessive straining, cant hear any wheezing and no sign of sniffles. She seems to be eating a little but tonight I have checked her again and she has an empty crop and is just pecking at the lettuce she normal loves rather than eating it. She is moving about as I struggled to catch her, but just not normally chickeny in nature!! Any ideas what could be wrong? Could it be the first egg on the way? I have left a message for the breeder for advice, I'm away at the weekend and worried about leaving her with the cat sitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Difficult to say, but it sounds as if you've made all the right checks to rule out the obvious things. If she is just coming into lay, she might be laying a soft-shelled egg, and that could make her feel a bit low - if she's not eating or drinking though, she could lose condition quite quickly so keep an eye on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvermorgan Moon Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks Have fed her separatley and she does eat fine on her own. Hopefully she will be back to normal soon Happy Solstice all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
