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She just now laid a shell-less egg which she has done before. So I’m guessing that was the problem because she’s back to normal. She has laid a few of these and I’ve given her oyster shell. Is there something else that I could do to prevent shell-less eggs?

My hen is walking like she has to lay an egg but she already laid an egg today and yesterday. What could be wrong? I even gloved up and felt around inside but there’s nothing. Could she be prolapsing? Also want to add that she has started to crow in the mornings and sometimes will crow during...

Sure! I’ll try and take some tomorrow :)

This is Alice and these pictures were taken when she was 7 weeks old. She’s now about 20 weeks old. For the longest time I thought she was a speckled polish because that’s what the bin said, but now as you can see she’s not. Then I thought maybe she was a speckled Houdan, but her colorings...

Fruit everyday is fine. I feed my flock fruit scraps (watermellon and melon) almost everyday. I live in south texas and it’s so hot here too. I think when they say not to give treats on a regular basis, they probably mean storebought chicken treats and scratch. Fresh fruits and veggies everyday...

Hi everyone ! Long story short my non gmo & non soy feed I usually get for my flock is not going to be an option anymore. I’m having such a tough time finding an alternative that’s not going to make me go broke or one that I’m going to have to order online. I’d prefer to buy locally or at...

Thank you! This is all super helpful!

Thank you. I thought about that but I don’t know the first thing about sending a chicken in to get tested.

Yes it’s hot but I have lots of shade and my coop is super ventilated, I also have misters out in the run. I watched her eat a lot of food yesterday and drink fresh water that I put out with nutri drench in it. Unfortunately she passed sometime last night. 😢🥺

I gave her her first dose today. This evening while everyone was heading to bed I checked on her and she seems to be breathing rather fast. And her heart rate is also fast. I’m just praying she makes it through the night.

Thank you I’ll get a b complex today at the store. And yes she just started this about 3 days ago. But she also hasn’t been putting herself to bed and I find her on the coop ground at night when I lock everyone up.

Any ideas? @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

Here’s a video of her crouching walk. https://pin.it/3mLMWiD

I just went outside to test her and she did not blink at all but her pupils dilated a lot. If she is blind she still manages to find the food pan somehow. Any thoughts?

They have all day access to feed. I feed them Texas Natural Feed. I use the Non-gmo and Non-Soy layer feed. I also put a 1/4 cup of Texas Naturals Scratch Grain for 17 chickens altogether as a “treat”. They also get Mellon scraps and watermellon scraps for treats weekly. I purchased all of my...