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Sorry Eggcessive, not sure if I answered you. Hen hasn't laid all winter as far as I know. She's really bright in herself today. Just gave her another bath.

The chickens in a nearby plot are fed irregularly and ignored. On another plot there's a large flock that are well fed but generally left to they own devices. Then there's my girls who I visit every day and let out to wander the main area. I hang greens up for them to peck at, give them oats and...

My hen - Tiffany she's called - stayed at home overnight. I bathed her but later on she seemed even more swollen and her breathing was labeled. At 4 am I heard a squeak and she was alert. I took her out of the cage for a bit then settled her back in. I didn't expect her to last the night. This...

Thanks. I've been reading about water belly bit an still looking for a treatment if there is one.

I've noticed that her stomach now feels hard. Poor girl. The net says probably egg peritonitis is likely or water belly.

I'm not sure about any of this but will monitor her. I've read that you should give them calcium but am trying to find more info.

Hi all, one of my hens has been hunched up on and off for a week or so. I thought she might be cold but now she looks swollen and her legs seem further apart. I've given her a bath. Her stomach doesn't feel hard or anything. She's not lethargic just not as active as she was. Not sure really...