Update! She seems much better this morning; my dad said that when he gave them some porridge they both went straight for it (and gave him a token peck on the leg) and I'm watching her now and she is pecking around like normal. There was a small, soft shelled egg under the perches this morning...
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These are my two girls:
Babs
And Ginger
We jokingly named after the chickens from the Aardman Animation film Chicken Run, but it became a self fulfilling prophecy because they ended up escaping into the neighbours gardens several times. I never realised how quirky chicken's...
Thanks for the reply. No they haven't been with any others since they were about 2 weeks old. I've checked everything you said and she seems all clear for those. She has perked up a bit since then (she ran over and attacked my trousers) no, her crop is smaller than our other hen but still has...
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I have two hens, both almost 2 years old and I think one of them may be sick. Last week I noticed she seemed to have a bit of a limp when she ran and was standing on one leg quite a lot. She didn't seem to be in any pain and let us poke and prod the affected leg without much fuss so we...