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Saw a chicken vet last night. Diva has peritonitis. I have 2 weeks of antibiotics, lasix and meloxicam to give her and then we will check to see if the fluid is gone. Vet says the egg problem may reverse after the infection and fluids are gone.

Well, the vet I saw on Friday used to have chickens but really knew nothing. She was very nice and didn’t charge me. She called yesterday to see how she’s doing and wants me to keep her in the loop. Tomorrow at 6 I am going to an actual poultry vet that grew up on a farm. Her specialty is...

We see the vet tomorrow. Fingers crossed she can come up with something.

They’re on Kalmbach 20% flock maker crumbles. They’re working on the second bag. They were on Purina Start and Grow medicated. Could that be it???

Oh, forgot to post the pic from just now. The white spots in the albumen are a different consistency than the original ones. Those were creamy/pasty and these are like a gel

Since the last time I posted, we haven’t had much luck. 14 days of pills and layer boost in a separate waterer and we’ve had one intact, hard shelled egg. No pigment to speak of. The rest of the days were nothing or soft shell. I’ll call the vet tomorrow and see what she says.

Thanks for letting me know I can extend it. I will keep it up for another week or so, then go with backing off. If it keeps up, I’d there a shot or something they can give her to stop producing? I don’t know what this is doing to her physically.

Yes, today was day 5 for Caltrate with D. I don't think I should give it more than 5 days at a time?

Just now, she laid a soft shelled egg on the run floor, and 5 minutes later she laid an albumin and yolk with no shell at all 🤦🏼‍♀️

We got an egg this afternoon. 🥰 Day before yesterday she dropped a porcelain thin egg from the roost bar and it shattered on impact with the edge of the poop board. Today we got this!

I had already picked up calcium citrate with D so I’ll start that tomorrow and run a 5 day course

Found this on a poop board just now. There was a small bit of yolk and lots of albumin. I think it was whole but shell-less. It tore when I took it off the board. There was a smaller bit of the creamy white matter which is soft and is the same color all the way through. Should I just start with...

And not sure if this matters, but last week, she laid the little almost white egg. It’s shown next to an egg from her hatch mate. They both laid identical eggs until she went tiny and forgot to color it. I cracked it into a bowl and it looks good but I threw it all out just in case.

No, I threw it out but before I did I cut it and smooshed one side- it was creamy- the same texture and color all the way through. If she does it again tomorrow I’ll be better prepared to pick it up cleanly and get good shots. Thank you, and I’m hoping it’s not lash material.

Closer photo