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So last night one of my hens was having a late egg lay before dark, and I noticed she was eating her oyster shells, which is normal, she did drop her egg last night on the coop floor, but this morning she still wasn’t herself. I felt her crop and it’s gritty, not super full, under half but I...

so I found out my girl JoJo had Lash! Was very fearful of the out come, they say 2% chance of curing it! When I found out the first thing I did was get her on antibiotics (enrofloxacin) 10 days, noticed she wasn’t drinking water so I made her drink many times a day out of a sryringe (vitamin and...

my hen JoJo has been sick for weeks, she’s lost a lot of weight, took her to two different vets, she been on antibiotics, first I thought maybe worms, nope, then an impacted or sour crop, nope, know I’m wondering if it’s her gizzard, I’ve been doing olive oil two to three times daily, she...

my head peck hen Sassy was found in the run late this morning, dead on her back, rigamortis already set, no signs of animal attack, (run is completely safe) no neck broken, nothing, like she just fell over backwards and passed away, she has been fine, eating, just finished her molting, and she...

2 nights ago my Rhode Island hens just stared to sleep outside in the coop, on the highest perch, they have always slept in the hen house, is this normal behavior, they just turned a year old. They still go in and lay but for some reason not sleeping in there, new to this chicken raising, I do...

I was wondering what is the egg song. My RIR are a 16weeks and I have notice a different chirp. Also I still have them on the chick starter food and I put a little poultry grit with it, I was told not to start them on layed food until there first egg, because of the calcium! I also feed them...