[Planner]

Hi all

My Leghorn who normally is top of the pecking order has been looking a bit out of it the last couple of days. She is very quiet, just sitting in the shade. Yesterday she laid a shell less egg, in fact it was almost just yolk. She has been laying well up till now. I have looked at her droppings and the one i have definitely attribute to her was very watery, a light brown.

She is drinking as I have seen her over by the water, but she is very much keeping her self to herself. All the others seem fine and are running and scratching around as normal.

Any advice please?

KR

John

[Tigerwren]

Hi John,
I think that you need to check the main things such as does she have a temperature (check under the wing to see if it feels hot and compare with one of your happy girls).  She might well be dehydrated if she has watery urates (this happened me just after Christmas).  If you can, place a few watering areas and one in the shade.  Try to tempt with a few of her favourite treats and keep a close eye.  If she seems to deteriorate, I would take her to the vets quite quickly as chickens often mask symptoms and we only find out quite late in the game.  It has been hot where I live and I think it's probably a result of the heat/sun.  I am sure others will be along to offer better advice.  Good luck and keep us posted.

[New shoot]

They are a worry at times 

Laying a soft shell egg can make a chicken a bit out of sorts for a day or 2, but you need to make sure she is eating and drinking.

Get her set up with shade,water and food tomorrow like everyone says, but if she doesn't make any progress I would get her to a vet as quickly as you can.

Let us know how she gets on