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Yep! My husband and I are apparently running an Old Folks Hen Home lol. We usually have 3-6 hens for eggs just for us, but nature has a way of culling them naturally; one knocked herself out running into a pole and died, one ate birdseed that fell from the wild bird feeder and got seed-bound...

We have a hen who has laid eggs for 2 years who has started climbing on high things and doing her dangest to crow. She is also mounting other females. If we had just met her we’d swear she’s a he, but we know better. Are you sure it’s def Zorro and not Zoey maybe?

We have had a flock of 4 for the past 6 years. Have lost a few and replaced them, and each one who has died had a different situation going on... one was scared by a hawk overhead and ran into a post and knocked herself out and never recovered (which was unusual because they usually stand...

After the fact (unfortunately) we realize that her broodiness was excessive. THAT will not happen again, thank you for the info. Will check her for mites and lice and continue fluids then solids, and will advise. Thank you so much for the info!!

Hi! Just found this site recently; one of our hens goes broody for 55-56 days EACH TIME she goes broody. Acts like a normal broody hen (gets up to eat, poop and dust bathe, then back to nest) except for the excessive time in the nest. . But this time after she broke broody, she won't eat...

Olivia goes broody EIGHT WEEKS each year and comes out of it just fine. This year after she broke broody, she won't open her eyes, eat or drink. Will drink water and / or pedialyte when offered but won't go get it herself. Keeps her eyes closed constantly. Her comb is very pale and her...