Hi there. I have a new pullet that has been laying soft shelled/no shelled eggs for 4 days in a row now, that I've seen. She looks like she's in pain, or at least not having a good time. I had a hen I had to put down for what I believe was a reproductive disorder & she acted the same way this pullet does. I watched her for about 45 mins last night, she stands with her head tucked & tail down. She gets up, sits down, gets up, sits down & has 'contractions' like she's going to lay. She usually just has her eyes closed & will not walk around even if I were to bring out treats. This is her in the middle of it, not a great pic but I didn't want to disturb her:
The past few nights I didn't see it happen, I only saw everyone eating egg but had never seen any bit of shell. Last night she didn't finish before she (barely) made it into the coop so I caught this pic in the coop this am. I does had a tiny bit of soft shell, but it mostly white & yolk.
I have noticed that she seems to mope around a bit during the day, off by herself a little. Not sure if its related or not but I have had my eye on her because of it, because the way she acts is a lot like the hen I had to cull.
So, anyway, my question really is will she work it out & how long do I give her? Is she in pain? I don't mind if she never lays an egg, I just can't let her go on if she's having a hard time, I don't want to torture her. Thoughts?
The past few nights I didn't see it happen, I only saw everyone eating egg but had never seen any bit of shell. Last night she didn't finish before she (barely) made it into the coop so I caught this pic in the coop this am. I does had a tiny bit of soft shell, but it mostly white & yolk.
I have noticed that she seems to mope around a bit during the day, off by herself a little. Not sure if its related or not but I have had my eye on her because of it, because the way she acts is a lot like the hen I had to cull.
So, anyway, my question really is will she work it out & how long do I give her? Is she in pain? I don't mind if she never lays an egg, I just can't let her go on if she's having a hard time, I don't want to torture her. Thoughts?