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My 2 year old SLW Pearl was acting listless and was all puffed up in a nesting box when I got home from a business trip today. (My husband had been taking care of them while I was gone). I picked her up which she normally doesn't enjoy very much and she was very lethargic, I then tried to give...

Hello Lucy! She's gorgeous. Here's my girl. She looks very similar. They makes me feel better. Maybe she's just a glutton after all ;) She finally stayed still enough for me to take a picture:

Thanks! I've kept an eye on her, it seems to be overall a little smaller, still some food in there in the morning but much smaller. She's still laying eggs which is always good! I appreciate the reassurance :).

Hi everyone, thank you in advance for your help this is my first time with chickens and I'm still learning! I've read through most of the posts on here about impacted crops but I'm not sure if my hen Pearl has one or if she just has a what is a 'normal' full crop. She is an almost 7 month old...