Thank you....She DID DRINK WATER THIS EVENING!!! YAY. I watched her all day and 95% of the time she was tucked under a bush in the shade. I tried veggies..corn peas etc and she turned her nose up. But seeing her drink water gives me hope. It's getting close to roosting time. I want to see where...
Ive noticed her odd behavior for a few weeks and still don't see any outward signs of anything wrong with her. Last year around this time our new puppy pinned her to the ground under her front legs. She was unhurt but stopped laying from then on.
Otherwise she has been as normal as my other 5...
She isn't even 2 yet...😢 so that sucks. I thought they lived roughly 4 -7 yrs but I guess that depends on breed?
Somewhere I read that if a chicken is sick the flock won't hang with them. That's not the case here. This morning her best buddy was sitting by her. So hopefully she's not sick and...
She would probably sit quietly in my lap..but talk? No. Ive tried to give her veggies and a few pieces of dry cat food, something she normally would eat and she won't touch it and tries to walk away.
How long can a chicken go without eating?
Thank you. Unfortunately I do not see her eating or drinking. And she hasn't laid any eggs in the past year, at least. I don't even care about that. I just hate to think think that she is slowly dying. She roosted last night but all she does when she's out is find a place and she just sits...
I have 6 hens. My got my first 2, Cookie a barred rock and Twinkie aka Goldie at 2 weeks old in 2021. They normally hang together all day. The other 4 were also bought in pairs and hang together as such.
In the past couple months Ive noticed Goldie is by herself all the time. If I call the girls...