Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[Ophelia]

One of my ex-batts didn't come out of the eglu this morning. She was alert and looked fine so I thought she might be waiting to enter the nest box. I couple of hours later I checked on her and she was sat next to an egg in the nest box. when I checked again she was back on the roosting bars. I took her out and she seemed a little slower with her beak parted. I gave her some meal worms which she did not eat but she did drink the water that I gave to her. She then went off in to the shade.

 

I cleaned the eglu out and put her back in. She took herself down the steps and pecked around a little before returning to her spot in the shade. She is stood there fluffed up and with a downward pointing tail. She also looks like she is trying to pass something as her back side keeps contracting.

 

I had two eggs this morning and only two of my girls lay so it can't be a stuck egg - or can it?

 

I thought maybe the heat had got to her. The whole run is well shaded with the eglu run being covered over, the WIR has a big bush that gives plenty of shade.

 

I have put a tub of water next to her and she pecked at a tomato.

 

Does anyone know what could be wrong or what else I should do?

[Egluntyne]

I would give her a **Basic Health Check** to see if anything obvious shows up, and worm her if you haven't done so recently.

[Mollie333]

It might be the heat.

Like Egluntyne said, give her the basic health check.

Hope shes ok now!

[sandyhas3chucks]

how is she doing?

[Ophelia]

Thanks for your advice. I gave her a good check over but couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. She continues to sit fluffed up in the shade so I placed a big container of water next to her which she was drinking from. A couple of hours later and she was running around back to normal. I think she must have been dehyrdrated. I am also going to worm all the girls just in case.

 

Thanks for your advice.