Sometimes when this happens we give the hen an egg or mushed up pellets, but usually this is a bad situation for our chickens. Another thing that may be Good if she winds up with a vitamin deficiency is some vitamin E in the egg. Good luck!
My guess is that she's a Leghorn. Leghorn legs can be both very pale and very yellow. A pullet or even a hen not laying will have very yellow legs. When the hen starts to lay, she loses the pigment in her legs (like your other leghorns). This goes for pretty much all yellow-shanked birds.
Help! I have a silkie hen who has been fine for awhile but since yesterday has been trying to curl her head in between her legs. I believe it may be wry neck. We have not had any other troubles with wry neck. My silkie lives in a group of four (all bantams) and we feed 18-20% protein pellets and...
