I went thru this with a 4 yo Barred Rock hen who was my favorite. I thought it was due to her reaching the end of her laying age, but it turned into a nasty case of egg peritonitis which ended up spreading to other chickens. I wish I would have isolated her immediately when it first started...
I'm experiencing the same thing. Two of my chickens have not been laying for months, and just started laying again. In addition, it's been raining so there is lots of fresh grass and worms. I'm wondering if the chalky quality of the cooked whites might be due to eating lots of new grass? Or just...
Just wondering what you think now, hen or rooster? I also have 3 Ameraucanas and one of them still acts this way, even though I know it's a hen cause she's laying eggs. She has a much bigger comb than the other two, and is rather noisy! But she's laying big eggs, so I can't blame her for the...
Thanks to all the posters for the advice, I purchased the following nipple watering spigot
http://www.randallburkey.com/BriteTap-Chicken-Waterer/productinfo/4463/#.U0WHX2-YZaQ
and put it on a cooler from Home Depot - I was so surprised how fast my chicks learned to drink from it! They LOVE...