laying down a lot

Yesterday one of my hens had an impacted crop. I dealt with it like I usually do, and have been able to cure them every time. That same day, around 12 pm, she began to act like herself and went into the hen house to lay...However, she did not lay. Later that evening she began to sit around. I...

First time chicken owner and worried about one of my chickens. Sunshine (5 months old, not laying yet) has kept her left eye shut all day today, opens it very rarely, barely and only for a second. She has also been laying down for most of the day for the last couple days. I saw her pecking...

One of my chickens appears to have a bit of a limp and seems to be resting more. She even let me catch her and pick her up easily which she usually doesn’t really do so I’m a little bit worried. I just noticed it when I let them out to free range a couple hours ago. At first she seemed fine...

Hi, we have three hens and bought a further three hens on Monday. I’ve got the two groups separated. The market was a very stressful place for an animal. One of the hens, a Sussex, doesn’t seem to be as active as the others. She’s 4 to 6 months old. She closes her eyes a lot and keeps shaking...