One of our 5 year old hens has been holding herself like a penguin on and off the last month. She's has really green poop on and off. Today I went out to the coop and she was upstairs and unable to stand. When she does move, she's using both wings for balance. She's alert and devoured her...
Went out to get the eggs this afternoon and this horror was waiting in one of the nesting boxes for me. What the heck is this?
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We've got a mix of hens/pullets.
3 are 5 years old and only lay once in a blue moon these days
4 are 2.5 years old and are still laying at a reasonable rate
4 are 16 weeks old and are not laying yet
Our oldest hen has a bad case of gout and has a difficult time walking. She's reason I'm...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We are about four years into having chickens
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We have nine chickens
(3) What breeds do you have?
We have golden comets, black sex-links, a blue andalusian, an easter egger and a leghorn...