We've got a little flock of 8 hens, and two New Zealand White rabbits that all share our fenced-in yard. For whatever reason, the two rabbits have decided to harrass one hen in particular. They chase her around the yard, jump on her as if mating, pluck out her feathers, and generally make life...
Well, it's a month and a course of antibiotics later, and my poor hen is still about the same. She's eating well and can get up and walk when she sees something she wants, but otherwise, her legs seem weak and most of the time she's sitting around the yard with her eyes closed, sleeping. Every...
I have a 2 1/2 yr. old black minorca hen who started acting sleepy around the 4th of July. She always came out of the coop in the morning full of energy, but then I'd see her sleeping around the yard. (I have seven hens kept on about 1/4 acre fenced in.) Her appetite was good and if I called...