One of our 2 1/2 year old Barred Rock hens is fluffed up, has a bloated belly (not hard though) and is walking like a rodeo bull-rider. We are on the north CA coast so it in generally never below 40 degrees. She is eatting but clearly having a hard time getting around. Rump feathers as dirty but...
We have 7 hens (4 one year olds and 3 two year olds) who haven't been laying well for months. I have looked (using ideas from this site) for egg eaters, we have looked for pests, we have adjusted feed. we are at a loss. Two are clearly molting now and I know one of the molters hasn't been laying...
We had a hen introduction go very wrong a month ago, but the youngster is now well recovered and active... except for the top of her head. (She is one of 4 , 12-week old at the time, hens we introduced to 3 ine-year old hens. She got cornnered!)There is no skin covering her scull and no sign yet...