Mine are as well. Some of them are also molting and we have had odd weather. First cold, then hot, then cold again. I am in Virginia. Could be the weather.
I have a dozen chickens between 3 & 4 years old. I have noticed one always lags behind the others especially when I toss out treats. She seems kind of lost and wandering about. Does anyone know if chickens get dementia? I don't see why they wouldn't. Thoughts?
My 14 hens mixed breed, are in an enclosed yard with electric fence but no cover. At night they go into the coop attached to the barn. Recently, I witnessed a chicken hawk swoop into the yard and they all ran into the barn. Nobody was attacked or killed but now they are afraid of all birds-crows...
I have been on the site many times. I got my first chicks from a feed store in April 2013 and they began laying in September. This June I ordered 17 chicks from a hatchery. One died and I have 16. They are of multiple varieties. We recently allowed our grown girls to become free rangers and go...