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I was given four 2 year old barred rock hens. I brought them home yesterday afternoon and put them in a separate coop than my existing flock. When loading one of the hens, I noticed a swelling on her right eye. I touched it and it was squishy. So enough trama yesterday moving them and I I...

Noticed after the first humid/hot spell we had a couple months ago one of my old hens, Mary started to make sounds when breathing. There are no other symptoms that I have seen. Eyes not swollen, no bubbles from eyes, no discharge from nose. She is still the first one out of the coop to have...

She is still eating and drinking. And not scratching around. Her poop looks normal. Here comb is purple Not sure if she is laying. Getting about the same amount of eggs a week.

So my house chicken is feeling much better so I decided she could spend time with the flock. Knowing that the chance of others picking on her. Boy oh boy was I all backwards. The old arthritic hen was the bully. I called the field trip quits when she started pecking a hen who was in a...

So my old barred rock hen- Suzzy- started to have a golf ball shape on her right lower crop. She looks great- very good body condition, think she is 7 or 8. She was given to me over a year ago because she no longer produced eggs. Well since then she started laying last summer. Then the molt...

I have a 8+ barred Rick hen. Made her my house chicken due to health issues. She has been with me a year and never produced eggs. Which I’m okay with. Wanted her to keep my roo company and to help with the chicks. Well yesterday I go to her own to find a small sack full of egg white(I’m...

Mary, my 8+year barred Rock hen was given to me a year ago. She was past egg laying when I received her. Her health started to dwindle so this winter(live in Maine) I decided to make her my house chicken. Well she has been getting stronger and stronger every day. She left me this gift this...

Mary is an old Hen. She was given to me a year ago and was past egg laying. Got her and another to keep my rooster company. I noticed slight limping periodically. I inspected her for bumblefoot and she doesn’t have signs. I did find that she has leg mites. Both the birds I got to beep the...

hi my name is Penny. Live in central Maine with my husband of 22 years, our 18 year old cat(ozzy) one 4 year old lakenvelder rooster and two Plymouth Rock hens 5 years old and 11 nine month old buff Orpington hens. Retired a year ago and decided to have some chickens. I have no veterinarian...

I have an old hen, rock hen I believe. She was given to me to help with the flock and to keep my rooster company. Well she had stopped laying eggs before I received her. Immediately I thought she had arthritis due to her gate. I found she had kites and treated her and the pen/coop several...