My hens, Road Island Reds, are 5 months old, live in a large pen with a beautiful chicken house with 7 laying boxes. I keep a heat lamp on in the chicken house during freezing temperatures. They enjoy a superb diet and are laying average 8 eggs a day from 12 hens. Life is good.
But, they only...
3riverschicks - so good to here your hen is better. Recently, a week ago, I noticed my hen had a hard lump on her right side- her crop was hard as a base ball. I also notice she wanted me to hold her.
After a full out panic, I searched the Internet blogs to find out what to do-recommendation...