After my post, I did search for what could be wrong, and I believe you're correct about the heat. One does have her beak open, and egg production is almost non-existent. Even though they're in shade, we put two fans on them, and they are standing in front of them. We've added electrolytes to...
We lost one of 9 white Leghorns yesterday without warning. Another just now found dead in her house. A third is showing symptoms of lethargy and no appetite. Hubby did notice very runny poo in the coop. Nothing has changed regarding food, water, etc. Hens are about 16 months old. We got...
We raised 9 white Leghorns from a hatchery, and they're 1 year and 4 months old. The second one we found dead in the coop just now, and a third is sick. They don't free-range, but they have a very large coop, roomy hen house and are under large shade trees in our backyard. Hubby just noticed...