Thank you for asking but I found her 2 days later and she passed in the night. She was eating and drinking but not acting right so I don't know what it was.
I have a hen with this same problem now. The other hens seem to gather around her and sit, almost trying to make her feel better. I'm not sure what to do with her yet. This just started yesterday but I didn't notice it was a problem until today. She just seemed lazy yesterday but now it's...
I have 23 hens, 14 of which are of laying age. I cut back on their "snacks" (lettuce, corn etc) because we had an egg eater among them and they weren't eating much feed. I have crushed oyster shells on spots too but they aren't very interested in it. Literally overnight everyone is now eating...
I have a white leghorn, "Ms. Pearl", who has recently been sitting on her egg a lot longer and not so easily giving it up. She has been mean when I try to gather her egg. She pecks and doesn't let go and gets really upset. She is still laying every day and is sitting on it longer but will...