I was in the chicken coop last week and a ruckus began of the hens chasing another hen who had caught a mouse. She then just swallowed it while the tail hung out of her mouth for awhile. I freaked out that she might die since reading much about craw impaction, but she has been perfectly fine...
So glad to see this posting on dehydrated chickens. Same thing happened here while on vacation for four days - the automatic drip developed a leak and the reservoir went dry. Six hens and it's been a week since and have found only two eggs. Now they have two water sources all the time just...
