Many thanks for your reply. I too considered coccidosis, but I didn’t see any blood in the droppings. I odered Corid, as this seems quite common and will be good to have anyway. I also, thought it may have been enteritis, but from what I read the symptoms didn’t quite fit either. I firmly...
A month ago a purchased my first four hens at four months old. They are some sort of mix, brown in color. Three of them have developed well and are laying fairly regularly, one actually laid the day I brought them home. However, I believe one of the hens was sick from the beginning and died...