I have 3 Belgian D'Anvers chickens - 2 hens and a roo. The two hens are in separate coops because they absolutely hate each other. The one in my mixed coop is doing fine, nice red comb, laying an egg every other day or so. The other one is in a coop with only the D'Anvers roo. She was doing fine, then I noticed her comb disappeared and she stopped laying. She hasn't layed an egg in about 4 weeks.
I wasn't sure if she just wasn't tolerating confinement well (although they have a huge coop for the two of them and a nice outside area). So now I've been letting them free range during the day. They seem happier but still no improvement in the comb on the hen. Rooster is fine. Any suggestions? She doesn't look sick, she's not eggbound or anything. I did notice that she isn't eating a lot of the chicken feed, but she eats the "other" stuff (mostly veggies) I put in there and munches on the grass plenty. Nutritional deficiency? The rooster isn't overzealous or anything either. He behaves like a gentleman...
I wasn't sure if she just wasn't tolerating confinement well (although they have a huge coop for the two of them and a nice outside area). So now I've been letting them free range during the day. They seem happier but still no improvement in the comb on the hen. Rooster is fine. Any suggestions? She doesn't look sick, she's not eggbound or anything. I did notice that she isn't eating a lot of the chicken feed, but she eats the "other" stuff (mostly veggies) I put in there and munches on the grass plenty. Nutritional deficiency? The rooster isn't overzealous or anything either. He behaves like a gentleman...
