Take part in study on PFAS 'forever chemicals' in eggs

[Popularfurball]

I diligently went out to clean the chickens yesterday, to find mrs black rocks eye is firmly shut and mrs skyline is refusing to leave the nest box rubbish!!

 

I don't know what to do with mrs black rock - it isn't swollen, her eye isn't gungy, nose and beak and bottom all clean. I can open the eye with my fingers - she is happy enough to have this done and I've bathed it with warm water. When opened, the eye is clean and bright as normal.

 

She seems happy enough - she is eating and drinking and pottering about and was flying about in garden last night. She still isn't laying any eggs (now at least 30weeks) and her comb has gone paler over last two weeks.

 

She doesn't seem bothered in any way, but I am!!!

 

Our vets don't do hens when I bought them I was recommended an over the phone et who sends stuff in post but not sure about this idea!

[Popularfurball]

She was very quiet last night - bought her in and bathed her and blow dried her and left them both in the kitchen in a cardboard box. She purred and fell asleep when blow drying her

 

She was much brighter after her bath and was happy this morning. Gave her some warm mash with honey and she tucked in merrily - no change in the eye though.

 

I've also discovered it is her pulling her feathers out not the other hen as I thought. Ordered wormer and will de mite as a precaution