I logged on today to see if I could find an answer to why my speckled sussex, 1 yr. old, has not laid an egg for several weeks. Otherwise healthy and happy! No molting. I guess it sounds like they are just not a great laying breed? Bummer.
Did you ever get any information about your chicken's symptoms? I am online tonight looking for answers to the same problem! She was healthy yesterday, and today she's inactive, closing her eyes while standing up, and when my son picked her up, he noticed she was "drooling' yellow stuff. I've...