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One of my hens, about 4 years old, seems to stumble and lose her balance when she runs. She is also losing weight. At night, she doesn't get up on the roost and sleeps in the nest box. This has been going on for maybe a week or so. She has never really laid any eggs, except a few in the...

In hindsight, it was a little humorous, to be honest! :)

I was really sad trimming those sticky feathers off. She just finished molting and she was looking really pretty!

Oh, that's just dreadful! I'm sorry that happened to your hen. As a matter of fact, I brought some wasp spray out there when I was cleaning the coop over the weekend. And just as I shot it at a wasp, I realized a hen was about to run right toward it. I panicked, but she didn't take a hit. I...

Thank you for the advice, azygous. I will try the oil if it ever happens again. The trap was placed in the rafters of the coop, but when a rat got stuck to it, it fell off. So, not only did we have a glue tray stuck to a hen, we also had a dead, sticky rat on our hands. Fun afternoon here at our...

One of my hens managed to get a rat glue tray stuck to herself. We were able to peel it off, trim a bunch of feathers, and wash her feet and head with warm water and Dawn dish soap. We did the best we could, but results were mediocre. Is there a better way to remove this very sticky glue without...

Yesterday, while only a few feet away from me, one if my hens pounced and grabbed a young rat from the grass in broad daylight. The other hens wanted to "share" and quite a ruckus ensued. By the time I wrangled the rat away, it was dead, so I buried it. Had I not intervened, I'm sure they would...

On other threads I see that sometimes a hen just doesn't lay eggs. I got 6 chicks and one turned out to be a rooster. I kept him because he's absolutely gorgeous. The 5 hens (2 RIR, 2 PBR, and 1 Americauna) all started laying at about 22 weeks. After a couple weeks, one of the Reds just stopped...