We isolated her and gave her lots some electrolytes and vitamins and she eventually started to feel better and she seems to be back to her normal self now! I read somewhere that cochins normally do not start laying until 8-9 months. She is only 6 months so maybe it was just pre-mature and her...
She has laid eggs in the past. The poop is dried now so I am not sure how much good that will do as far as a picture goes. She has been laying for almost a month now.
Hi all,
I am excited to be here. I have seen a lot of really good Q&As here and had to join! I am very new to chicken owning. I have 7 birds. A Brahma Roo, A Silkie Roo, 2 Cochin Hens, and 3 Silkie Hens. The Cochins and Brahma are 6 months old and the Silkies I hatched and they are now 4...
I am a new chicken mom. One of my hens, 6 months old, has been acting very strange. She stays in her coop all day and she has her feathers puffed out all the time with her head towards the ground and her butt in the air. Her vent is constantly pulsing. I thought she might be egg bound, but I did...
