Thank you for your responses, I am glad that everyone confirms my suspicions about it just being a very full crop. She is my one that gets picked on so I think that leaving her in there by herself she saw an opportunity to gorge herself without anyone interrupting her. Thanks again.
Just wanted to let you all know that out of my six chicks that I got four of them have ended up being roosters. Now I get to butcher four roosters here soon because they have started to beat up on my hens which I only have four of and those numbers basically guarantee that my girls get pretty...
I have a young Buff Orpington (about 4 months old) and I noticed that today she has a swollen lump on one side of her chest. She is my "little" hen and gets picked on by everyone so I have been leaving her alone in the coop for a couple hours in the morning so she can have access to food...
Hey there everyone. I have never raised chickens but when I was younger we had some laying hens so I know the basics once they are older. I thought my kids would enjoy the experience of chicks so we have been raising these ladies since they were teeny. We have 3 Americana (?spelling) and 3...