henopause

  1. Skyeknight

    6 Year old hen started laying again after 3 years

    This is not really a question but more just sharing my experience, since I couldn't find anything similar on the site. A few days ago I suddenly got 3 eggs on the same day while I though one of my hens had stopped laying years ago. I have 3 hens that lay at the moment a blue barred at least 5...
  2. S

    How do you determine if hen is in henopause and monitor her health moving forward?

    Greetings. I have a question regarding my five year old California White hen, Ann. Please excuse all the background information. She has always been the dominate hen of the coop and could be relied on for six eggs a week. She has been a very consistent hen, active and healthy, responsive...
  3. H

    Chicken being lethargic, help?

    For most of this week, my hen has been acting a bit unusual. My girl Max is an almost 6 year-old indoor Wellsummer hen. She lives indoors due to her previous flock abusing her to the point of borderline starvation. Normally, Max is energetic, obnoxious, talkative, curious, and a decent eater. I...
  4. Cynthia707

    Older hen laying phantom eggs

    Hi all, My sweet, smart 7-year old alpha hen Lady Sybil (Ameraucana) seems to have started laying phantom eggs. She laid her final/lash egg about a month ago, and now she goes into the nest, sits for an hour, then comes out singing the egg song...except there’s no egg. I thank her and she...
  5. 3

    Female Barred Rock sex change?

    Hey there, This may be more of a medical problem but I don’t notice any real signs of sickness; reccently my nearly 4 year old Barred Rock hen has been crowing like a rooster. Approximately 3 days ago this commenced and she was laying an egg these past 3 days except for today. She’s extremely...
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