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    Sick 5 year old Wyandotte. Please help.

    My sweet Wynonna Wyandotte is not doing so well. Background: I have two backyard chickens Rolf and Wynonna, both female, around the same age, exact same food and living conditions. We are in north Florida, so it is very hot, but they have shade and water always available. These two girls...
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    Fluffed up older hen

    Update: No mites, she's out of the box walking around, and I have no idea what a crop should feel like. She has been eating and drinking water, just not as excited about it as normal. She's still fluffed up and a bit slower than usual. Is this normal for older hens that may be nearing the...
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    Fluffed up older hen

    She rarely even uses the nesting boxes. Her and Naomi both prefer roosting on branches in the coop. She was in a nesting box about an hour ago which is very odd for her.
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    Fluffed up older hen

    Poops are all normal.
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    Fluffed up older hen

    I don't think I have ever heard her make any noise other than a few squawks when I pick her up. Can they go six months without laying from broodiness?
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    Fluffed up older hen

    I don't think I have ever heard her make any noise other than a few squawks when I pick her up. Can they go six months without laying from broodiness?
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    Fluffed up older hen

    I'm new to chickens and starting to panic with the behavior of one of my hens. Wynonna was fluffed up this morning when I went out with morning feed. Normally she runs around with the others and pushes into the coop for breakfast, today she stayed in the yard fluffed up and kinda lethargic. I...
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