ElvisFan Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi All, after some sage advise please, Nikki hasn't layed for about 4 weeks now, she was fine and was running round and doing chickeny things - she still is, she feels fine, not swollen, comb and wattle is lovely and red and she seems really alert. The troube is she is not producing eggs but producing plenty of what can only be descibed as what looks like poo with shell-less egg (more eggy stuff than poo) in it and sometimes just white slimy stuff, I have given her chicken tonic and stopped all treats apart from a few greens so she has had 99.9% layers pellets and tonic for the last 5 days but no change, does anyone know what is wrong, does she need a trip to the vets ? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Having seen chicken poo ranging from yellow to squidgy white could it just be that her poo is a bit wrong? Or is the egg stuff being layed each day instead of a properly formed egg? My first question would be, have they been wormed in the last 6 months with flubenvet? That could explain the dodgy poo and the lack of eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisFan Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi Sandychick, I worm them every month with vermex and I have never had a problem before, I have 2 girls and they normally both do perfect mr whipy poos, Nikki is passing this stuff evertime she goes now but obviously there is loads in the droppings tray so does look like its not a properly formed egg???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'd worm with Flubenvet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 As a first port of call, I'd worm them all with Flubenvet - this ought to be a quarterly routine. The dodgy poo could be caused by a belly full of worms. If indeed it is a shell-less egg (impossible to tell without seeing it) then this could, again, be caused by worms affecting her uptake of nutrients. Other than the worming, I'd suggest adding extra calcium to their diet - a squirt of cod liver oil and some limestone flour usually does the job to harden up the egg shell. If the symptoms persist when you've tried these options, then I'd suggest a trip to the vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisFan Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 My beautiful girl Nikki died today at the vets so the vet is doing a post mortam she thinks pneumonia but she didn't have any breathing probs so will let you know what she says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 oh, sorry to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Really sorry to hear that, how is your other girl doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Very sorry to hear that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisFan Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Just an update, the vet says it was fluid in the lungs. Mayday has 2 new friends - pics to follow in the chickens section. Thanks for your advice and kind messages - I have ordered the flubenvent so will make sure they all get wormed with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
