1 year old Buff cochin with bloody eggs

Ilovemychicks08

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My Buff Cochin had been acting weird on March first. I had noticed she had been laying around, puffed up and clucking like she had to lay a egg. I brought her inside gave her a warm bath and the next day a egg. That egg had a bit of blood but i figured it was due to being egg bound.
Now yesterday and today she has laid bloody eggs. And she has some diarrhea. But is acting normal. Is there something i can do to help her?

She is being fed a 20% all flock feed with full access to oyster shells. And clean water daily.
They have had a bit of stress and haven't been outside daily(every 3 days with supervision only until the run is built)

All the other chickens are laying normally and acting fine.


Egg photo from yesterday. The blood today was darker
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Has she been laying eggs long? Young pullets can have blood smeared eggs when they start laying. Can you check out the hens to see if there has been any vent pecking due to boredom? Vent pecking can lead to vent damage which in turn can cause problems laying eggs. Game cameras can be a good way to see if others are pecking her. Do you have enough nest boxes? Some can have a lot, but hens may want to use the same ones. If it is not pecking or a new layer, she may have something else going on.
 
Has she been laying eggs long? Young pullets can have blood smeared eggs when they start laying. Can you check out the hens to see if there has been any vent pecking due to boredom? Vent pecking can lead to vent damage which in turn can cause problems laying eggs. Game cameras can be a good way to see if others are pecking her. Do you have enough nest boxes? Some can have a lot, but hens may want to use the same ones. If it is not pecking or a new layer, she may have something else going on.
She started laying around July/August.
I do have a camera in the coop and i just watched back some she was left alone while laying and i havent noticed vent pecking.
 

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