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scarlet is eggbound;(my diagnosis, two days no egg found huddled in run looking miserable) have bathed her in warm water twice (in my bath)and gently massaged vent with bit of vaseline,vent now visible was not even a tiny hole to see when i first looked, she's in a box of straw in my warm bathroom, shall i leave her there all night or return her to Mr D?? how many warm baths should i do? the vent is 'winking' she seems to be straining sometimes, she seems very full under the vent, what should i do next? don't want to loose her, ps she's eating worms and dropping off to sleep when i stroke her neck...
she's laid!! and gone back to Mr D, god, I feel so relieved and so pleased with the advice you gave me last time, so big Thankyou! as it was great knowing what to do!!
she's laid!! and gone back to Mr D, god, I feel so relieved and so pleased with the advice you gave me last time, so big Thankyou! as it was great knowing what to do!!
scarlet looks miserable, is free ranging but laying down quite often, her tail is pointing down. If no egg tomorrow then I'll repeat the warm bath, BUT surely this shouldn't be an on going problem??? what could be wrong with her? I'm seriously thinking about giving up on keeping hens..i think i must be doing something wrong and it's really worrying me that she's so unhappy
i've got two choices for a temporary solution, i could either get just one more which is all i could fit into my little chicken tractor, or i could get a few more more and pop them all into my little piggery which is a little stone built lean to onto our house, it would be sheltered and dog and fox free but couldn't guarantee it being rat or weasel proof, we don't have a weasel in the eves at present to my knowledge but there is the odd rat that escape my cat's beedy eyes. i could try to get the house finished during the next week, it might be long winded as it looks like i'll be doing it and i'm not mega-talented
but what would any of you choose as a temporay solution,
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