I also have a hen that just started crowing. The first time she did it was the day of the solar eclipse, and I thought maybe that had something to do with it. But she did it again this morning. I have read all the responses here and I have one big difference: I have a rooster, and she hangs...
Both rooster & chicken came from the same place. As a matter of fact, they were all supposed to be hens, but one turned out to be a rooster. There is one chicken left from that group. We have not introduced any new ones in awhile. We got some Delawares about 3 months ago. All we have gotten...
They were both laying flat on their bellies with their neck stretched out. There were no abnormalities; they looked healthy in all ways. I do know that the rooster's poop was very watery.
We had a hen, about 7 months old, die last week. She was fine one afternoon, and then the next morning when I went out to feed, she was just laying there, not moving. I picked her up and examined her for injuries, but there were none. She wouldn't stand or even hold her head up. I put her...