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For the past week all or maybe all but 1 egg is broken in the nest box. They are broken open at the end and content eaten. If I wait until late morning to open the coop the hens lay the eggs and they are fine to collect. They are only eaten when I open the coop early morning and let the hens...

When mine was like that she would go nuts for scrambled eggs, oatmeal and meal worms! I always had her normal laying ration and water with the infant vitamins available too.

Good luck! And keep us posted on her progress. I would love to know if any thing works in case this ever happens to another hen.

This happened to one of my hens too and lasted over a month. I was also worried about her eating and drinking while I was at work. I made a hammock for her using a box and attaching fabric with leg holes to make a sling. She would hang comfortably, was able to stay upright and reach her food...

We recently had a hen walking unstable and isolated her immediately. Soon she was unable to stand or walk on her own (she has been culled and that was very hard to do to our pet). The rest of the flock is acting normal after many weeks of isolation but wanted ideas on cleaning the chicken...

from South East Michigan!

Hello and from South East Michigan! I'm new too - nice to see other Michiganders here

Rooster: Looster the Rooster (started out as Lucy then surprised us by being a boy!) Hens: Clover Una Mista the Sista (was Mister but like Lucy ended up being confused :-) RIP hens and chick: Lulu Henna Kanna My friend insists that the next should be Crocus

LOL! That's great - we've been watching the chicken station for a year now and just adding the bee station this spring...can't wait!

I don't think we've pm'd. I used the forum in the past when I researched coop designs and other topics but this my first time being "active" on the site:). nice to know another Ann arbor chicken lover!

South east...near Ann Arbor. What about you?

Hi all Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been keeping chickens for the last year (buff Orpington, ISA brown, Easter egger and a Plymouth barred rock rooster) and in the process of adding a few more girls. It has been such a fun and interesting year!! I could never have guessed how much...