Recent content by chickeniegirls

I think Terrielacy is right on the money. It gets very hot here in Virginia-- I have ten hens and might get one or two eggs daily. Sometimes none of them lay for a few weeks. If she appears bright-eyed and interested in food and her surroundings I wouldn't worry.

I just joined and don't know how to use this forum, so I hope this gets posted. My 3-year-old barred plymouth rock hen has had a large swollen posterior below her cloaca. Her butt hangs really low to the ground. The chicken anatomy illustration I have tells me its near the small intestines. Her...