Sick Hen

[Eggcessive]

Calcium citrate is given once a day when egg bound or laying shell-less eggs. A total of 7 days or until the egg is laid or there is a hard shell. Many hens over 2 may suffer from various reproductive disorders, such as egg bound, salpingitis, infection, soft or shell less eggs, cancer, or ascites/water belly. Instead of repeated soaks, I would place her on a warm towel while the calcium is working.

 

[azygous]

No need for continued soaks. Rest and quiet and the calcium will work far better.

 

[Rookie chicken gal]

What's high protein scratch?

It has several different seeds etc.

 

[nuthatched]

It has several different seeds etc.

Cut out the scratch. Get a higher protein feed.

 

[Rookie chicken gal]

Cut out the scratch. Get a higher protein feed.

I have a high protein feed as well from a farm feed store. The scratch is usually only once a day but they have stopped laying. I have 12 hens and I have only been getting 3 to 4 eggs a day so I was told to increase protein. It started when I took the heat lamp away. (Please don't judge ) They are spoiled and I know it's all my fault.

 

[Evadig]

They are spoiled and I know it's all my fault.

It's easy to do, don't worry! I think most of us did that when starting out .

 

[nuthatched]

I have a high protein feed as well from a farm feed store. The scratch is usually only once a day but they have stopped laying. I have 12 hens and I have only been getting 3 to 4 eggs a day so I was told to increase protein. It started when I took the heat lamp away. (Please don't judge ) They are spoiled and I know it's all my fault.

Chickens don't like change.
Not judging, just telling you facts. Don't use heatlamps on adult birds unless they're: very sick or wounded or it's so cold hotwater freezes midair.

 

[Rookie chicken gal]

Calcium citrate is given once a day when egg bound or laying shell-less eggs. A total of 7 days or until the egg is laid or there is a hard shell. Many hens over 2 may suffer from various reproductive disorders, such as egg bound, salpingitis, infection, soft or shell less eggs, cancer, or ascites/water belly. Instead of repeated soaks, I would place her on a warm towel while the calcium is working.

Thank you so much! Like a warm wet towel or maybe hot water bottle covered by a towel? I can’t get her to eat so I don’t know how much calcium she has actually ingested if any

 

[azygous]

We don't just "offer" the calcium. We pry open the beak and stuff the tablet inside. It doesn't help her contractions unless you get it inside of her.