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<\/a>Amber stands with her wings down<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Amber stands by the water looking miserable<\/p><\/div>\n
The dark line at the base of her comb is dried blood from being pecked. I thought we had got past this and it’s upsetting to see this again. Her feathers have also been pulled out from her front, just under her face.<\/p>\n
When I put them to bed, once it was cool, I knew that I would probably find an egg from Amber in the morning.<\/p>\n
This morning when I went out to them early, Amber was back to herself again. I was surprised that there was no egg in the nest box. I opened up the side of the coop to clean and there it was, a soft shelled egg on the coop floor. That explained why she was looking unwell.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Amber’s soft shelled egg<\/p><\/div>\n
With the hot weather I have been giving more treats to keep them cool and it must have upset the balance of Amber’s diet. I mixed up some mash with limestone flour and a little olive oil and took it to the girls.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Back on the limestone flour<\/p><\/div>\n
Pepper once again is in the nest box. I will keep mixing lime stone flour in with their treats until Amber’s eggs are normal again. At least this is a problem than can easily be sorted out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday evening Amber looked really unwell again. Her wings were down and she stood by the water. I have seen her like this before and the first time I was really worried, thinking she was really ill and that we … Continue reading