Unsecure chicken perches

[Jennyhenny]

Hi everyone,

 

Was just wondering can you kick start a girlie back into laying

 

One of my girls was injured by another on her vent, made a right mess of it, torn etc . I separated them til healed and the naughty one has been fitted with a bumper bit.

 

They have been back together for a few weeks now and are absolutely fine . The victim laid a couple of eggs about two weeks after the attack which were a little bloody as vent wasn't completely healed but have not had an egg since

 

Can you kick start them back into laying somehow

 

Thanks to everyone

[Jennyhenny]

Anyone

 

The reason for the question is I lost a girl last October to egg peritonitus. What is worrying me is, if she isn't laying an egg are they staying inside her I couldn't bear to lose another one

 

Jennyhenny

[Lavenders_Blue]

How does your girl seem in herself? Does she seem to be off colour? Does she have a swollen abdomen? If not, then it's unlikely to be peritonitis. She is most likely still recovering. Could she be laying soft shelled eggs and eating them?

[Jennyhenny]

Hi, Thanks for replying

 

She looks fine in herself, eating plenty, has the occasional hour or so where she will stand in a corner and look at it for a while

 

Her tummy is not solid like her sisters was when she will ill with peritonitus, that was like a rock. Popcorns is pretty softish but can't feel any fluid at all.

 

I thought chicken keeping would be easy but no I just seem to sort one thing out and another pops up

 

Jennyhenny