Thanks for your reply. She is about 2 years old. I have no idea when she last laid an egg sadly.
I can feel no swelling of her abdomen but her crop is the size of a golf ball. Is this because there is a problem or just because she is not eating? The others all have full crops (its evening now so...
Hello. Please may I ask for some help? We rescued 12 ex commercial hens in May. They all settled in well and feathered up nicely. We do not have any other hens.
After about 8 weeks we noticed one girl became a little withdrawn and not mixing with the others. Sadly she died a few days later...
Yes, I have 9 which I hatched myself (er, in an incubator!) 4 male, 4 female, plus Susan who we are not sure about. They are now 15 weeks old. The females combs have just started to turn dark pink which i am told is a sign they may soon come in to lay.