Our hen is very happy in her crate inside. I am hoping to reclimatize her when the weather warms up then reintroduce her to her flock. In the meantime she is laying eggs again. She had not laid eggs for at least four months, seems very contented now.
I want to thank Perris and Eggcessive for their input regarding my distressed hen I am going to follow their suggestions. My hen seems better and as soon as the snow melts I’ll start to reintroduce her to the flock.
The ages of our girls is approximate. When we purchased our home four years ago 18 hens came with it. The previous owner said they were 10 years old back then. We are now down to just Seven. The hens had heavy molts this year and they haven’t laid in months not unusual in winter for them. We...
One of my hens was in distress and under attack, I brought her in. Once in and warm she passed a membrane similar in color to her eggs. She is drinking and eating some but passing odd stools. Her comb is a good pink and she is sassy not used to being handled. This morning the stool was clear...