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Yeah, no kiddng, it's a good thing you explained the picture, she does look dead!

WooHoo, way to go Rosie!!

That can have drawbacks too if they are NOT broody. Every time I took my hen to teach at school, she was put in a carrier, not long afterward, she'd begin to nest and always seemed to lay her egg between kindergarden classes. Could signify nesting and backfire too. Just my opinion.

That all makes complete sense, it's just that I recently lost a chicken to gout. I thought I was feeding properly, starter, then grower, then layer once she layed. She was 2 1/2 years old. At first when she stopped laying, I did not know why, but everything I was reading was saying to not only...

Ok, then continue her on a maintenance program but offer oyster shells so the hen can regulate, instead of adding it to her feed so she has no choice.

That's a good topic for conversation.... Something to ask your vet next time you see him/her. If feeding your hen added calcium and protein is supposed to help her produce more and stronger eggs, would reducing the protein and calcium help to not trigger her to lay? I was reading some site...

Even her comb looks redder, not purple anymore!

I lost my full sized hen last month, just got 2 bantam babies to carry on her legacy. However, I DID buy her a chicken diaper. Never got around to trying to figure out how to use it tho. You are welcome to it if you want it. It's for a full sized Barred Rock hen, so I think it would fit your...