Recently I had a hen with a swollen abdomen. Today I slaughtered her, as she's been suffering for weeks and I couldn't feel an egg inside her vent.
I've included 3 pictures - both sides of the oversized something, and a cross-section of the left-side of the mass in picture #1.
There were two...
I had a friend watch our gals for 4 days this week. She said she had no problems.
Yesterday we moved the ladies to a new grazing area, letting them free-range for the day while we moved them.
One of the hens did not make it to the coop last night, and I figured she'd be gone come morning - as we...
I went away for 4 days & had a friend watch the chickens. She said she had no problems.
We moved the birds to a new grazing area yesterday, and got them all settled in.
When I open the door this morning, I didn't notice anything off in the coop (morning grogginess hadn't worn off yet)
Less than...