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I know that they had slowed over the last month, they for sure hadn’t been laying every day. We did have a few mice in the coop last week, but I haven’t noticed any since then.

It’s been 3 days. I know they slow down during winter, but no eggs from my 7 chickens in 3 days? I thought maybe they’re laying somewhere else, but I can’t find any. No signs of them eating the eggs either. I need eggs to bake with for Christmas and I’m probably gonna end up buying eggs for the...

Hey! Original poster here. She was either molting or broody, she’s fine now and has grown back her feathers. Mine look awful right now because they’re molting so it may be that too!

She is always my broody girl. She was broody last year but didn’t pluck her feathers out, but she definitely turns into a bitty when she goes broody.

Went out to the coop this morning, and there were a ton of the shorter downy feathers all over the floor. No blood or anything to suggest a predator. Checked all the girls over, all acting normal except one has an almost bald spot on her stomach. It’s covered with her top layer of feathers now...

Okay thank you so much. I’ll be honest, I had heard about vent gleet but wasn’t sure what it was exactly.

This morning I noticed one of my girls had a slightly poopy bottom. She wouldn’t let me get close enough to get a great picture, but is this just poop or vent gleet? What should I do? I was planning on giving electrolytes to everyone like I usually do every few weeks.

Hello. I found one of my hens grasping for air this morning. I figured it was an emergency, so I took her to the vet. A few weeks ago, she had sneezed for 2 days, but had since stopped and I hadn’t heard her do it again. She was eating, trying to escape the run, acting like her normal self...

Thank you all. Yesterday she didn’t sneeze while I was in there, and today she met me at the door sneezing. Still no other symptoms, no eye swelling or mucous from the nose or mouth. I did put down new shavings two days ago.

How common is sneezing? One of my girls sneezed maybe 3 times while I was in the run today over the course of 20 minutes. She didn’t have swollen eyes or any discharge from her mouth or nose. How concerned should I be?

I took a good look at her this morning and stayed in the coop while they were eating. She’s eating great, if not more than some of the others. She’s still very active, just the occasional head shake.

I’ve not noticed any differences in breathing or nasal discharge. Fingers crossed she just needs some electrolytes

I believe she is eating and drinking enough. I need to watch closer, but she was eating when I was in the coop this evening. What are signs of congestion in chickens? I’m not sure what to look for.

I have one of my girls just go through a molt. She’s got most of her feathers back, but I think she’s still got a few patches coming in. She’s active and eats well, but today I noticed her comb was kind of pale. She’s shaking her head every couple minutes too, like she’s trying to get something...

Today in the run I noticed two sets of what looked like yellowish watery droppings. They had clearly been there for a minute because they weren’t fresh. None of my chickens are acting off, should I be concerned right now or just keep an eye out?