Recent content by maryharp

Having looked at some images of a prolapsed vent, I don't think that my hen has this problem. She is still perky, but for the past 2 days she has laid a soft-shelled egg. There is some grit in a container in the run, but as an added precaution I have just been out and added some ground up...

I got 4 ex-battery hens just over a month ago, and am absolutely thrilled to bits with them. Although 3 out of the 4 seem to be doing really well, the other one has taken much longer to show any signs of feather re-growth, but more importantly has got a red, pulsating vent. Other than this, she...