I have a RIR that is about 6 months old. She started laying eggs a few weeks ago & had no problems. She always went to the coop & laid in the nesting boxes. Two days ago, I noticed a white balloonish looking thing coming out of her vent. It ended up being a soft egg shell that had broken...
I have 4 Rhode Island Red pullets. They are about 4 months old. Yesterday, I noticed one of them has a wheeze to her breathing. She doesn't seem to have any other symptoms - she's eating, drinking, chasing bugs, etc.
I read a little bit about some respiratory diseases chickens can get, but it...