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Did a sponge bath and cleaned really foul smelling poo from her backside, vent looks good, no signs of worms, which I know doesn't mean no worms.

No evidence of mites or lice. We've never seen worms so I don't know what you mean by "have you wormed her?" Not sure about her poop specifically, there are three other hens in the flock. Her bum is a bit damp and smelly. Was thinking of bathing her, but don't want to torture a sick bird...

Our three year old barred rock is losing weight and has become lethargic. She shows no external signs of pain or injury. We have given apple cider vinegar. What else can we do or should we look for? Thank you!

She laid today...after about 10 days off.

If breed matters, she's a Black Sex Link. About 14 months old-- so her first molt is coming this fall. We hope she lays again before the molt!!

Chicken Nugget went broody last week. After we kicked her out of the nesting box for about 4 days she is "broken" of the broody, but still not laying. We have a flock of two (Nugget and The General). When will Nugget lay again? We are getting low on eggs! Also- not sure if this is relevant-...

My husband checked they very carefully for mites yesterday and found nothing. The neighbor's back-door light does seem to shine toward the coop, but it has the whole 9 months they've been back there, so that shouldn't be a change. Perhaps we will take down the outdoor roost, and see if that...

No, the light is only on in the morning, from 6amto 9am to give them an early "sunrise" and keep them laying. Otherwise, the coop is dark at night-- or as dark as any urban back-yard.

Thanks for your help problem solving. The light goes on at 6am and off at 9am. So they get a sunset at sunset time (around 5 today) provided by nature. It can be gloomy here, so the sunset can be subtle. They have slept in the "house" part of the coop since we moved them into it last...

I've got two hens that are about 9 months old, a Barred Rock and a Black Star (The General and Nugget). I live in Seattle where nights have been in the low 40's. For about the last two weeks, most nights, they have chosen to sleep on the roost in their outdoor run instead of in the "house" part...