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One of my hens is nesting ALL DAY. I don't think she's sick, she just wants to be in the nest all day. She has no other weird symptoms. I've forced her out of the coop and she runs around like normal then she heads back to the coop. I am REALLY worried, but should I be? Is this normal? By the...

One of my hens is nesting ALL DAY. I don't think she's sick, she just wants to be in the nest all day. She has no other weird symptoms. I've forced her out of the coop and she runs around like normal then she heads back to the coop. I am REALLY worried, but should I be? Is this normal? By the...

I live in Eastern Oregon. It's been getting down in the teens at night and will do so over the rest of the winter. I have 6 hens who pile on top of each other in their coop, I think they stay warm enough but not for sure? Their coop is about 3' Tall 4' Wide and 4' Long. They have tons of hay...

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I have a little bantham hen, who just started laying eggs about a week ago, so she's about 6 months old. I noticed this morning she was acting a little different than the rest. She stands around and walks kinda slow while all the others are pecking away. She will slowly put her head down to eat...

Anyone know what breed the small black one is? She is full grown, has an irredescence, and lays small tan eggs. Thanks!

Hi, don't know if anyone can help me with this but I just started noticing this morning that one of my hens is moving slowly. She just started laying like a week ago, don't know if it has anything to do with that. She will sorta bend down towards the food, then slowly raise her head, when all...