old age

  1. Jaistraw

    Emergency!! Chicken won't stand/move. Help!

    I need advice on this asap.. Our hen seems to be having some issues. She is believed to be a brahma, maybe 8 years.(Minimum? Not sure.) Seeing as we know that is fairly old for a chicken, we suspect she may be dying of old age, but we aren't sure. She won't move at all except for her head/neck...
  2. andythescot

    8 year old hen laying eggs again

    Hello! So my old lady Easter Egger (she turns 8 this spring) has laid two eggs so far this week (in the dead cold of the so-called polar vortex no less). Should I be worried? I have read that laying at an older age can cause health issues for hens. I keep trying to tell her she’s retired but...
  3. plexiglass

    Voice change and excessive fluffing of feathers

    My 6-year-old sex link hen looks to be the same weight and she is not missing feathers. We have recently lost her flock mates so she is alone for the time being (I am working on getting her a friend ASAP). I recently noticed that she will occasionally let out what sounds like a scream in a voice...
  4. Muthaofchickens

    Older Chicken not walking or eating

    Hi there, one of my older hens isn't walking and isn't interested in food or water. I can get her to drink but can't get her to eat. She is still pooping and I know she's not egg bound because she hasn't been laying eggs in over a year or so. I gave her an Epsom salt bath and when I got her out...
  5. Chickenunsernam

    My hen literally pooped an egg- Please help!

    Hi everyone: I have an 11 year old hen, part leghorn, who in her day laid a many eggs. In her old age she stopped laying egg which I understand. However, she recently (like two days ago) starting laying eggs again, going in the nest box. The first egg was long and thin and oddly shaped. The...
  6. rhennesy

    It may just be old age but....

    I have a 4 year old Buff Orpington who has stopped laying (not a big surprise). Her comb is folded over and lighter in color. She is moving very slowly and seems all balled up when she walks through the yard. She's not one for being touched but just remains still as I reach for her now. She...
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