Thank you all for your kind words. It's been amazing to find this community that loves chickens as much as I do and understands my loss. Thank you again.
My 10-11 year old black Astrolarp hen died today. She had been sick for several months. I posted about this earlier. But I never could determine what was wrong with her. Her crop was big and squishy even when she ate something. It was like the food was turning into liquid in her crop. She was on...
I have a 10 or 11 year old "pet" hen. She lives in the house most of the time. She is lame and has trouble with her balance. She is eating very little but will take hand-fed yogurt (a little). Her crop feels full but that can't be since she isn't eating. Actually she acts like she wants to eat...