I am posting this to give hope and encouragement to others with the same problem.
On July 2, I found one of my hens down when I went to check on them. As my husband and I were approaching their run, she looked dead to both of us. The other 7 hens were panting and when we looked in their coop...
Three years ago, I let my niece and nephew get 6 chickens for Easter. We were down to four, and it has been a fairly enjoyable experience, so this year, I let them pick out four more. They are varying breeds...my older hens are 2 New Hampshire Reds, 1 Americauna and 1 Black Australorp. We...