They dust bath in a certain part of the hard and it is a blast watching them rolling around. She lays down (not on her side) free ranging. Typically she looks like she is just taking a break, but a lot of them. She will also continue to peck and eat while she sits. Once they decide to move...
We have (3) one year old Australorps that roam the backyard. One is currently tied up (not literally) with 9 babies she hatched a few weeks ago. I have noticed that one of the other hens has starting laying down alot and my daughter has nicknamed her "lazy pants". At first I just thought it...