Is she eggbound? help

[nightowl223]

It may take waiting until they go to bed to catch her. I'd hate to wait several more hours, but it's harder on her to chase her all over the place, stressing her terribly, than to just wait, IMO.

As for her looking more "normal" now, chickens are really very good at hiding any issues they have. That's from hundreds of thousands of years of development as a prey animal. The weakest ones are always the first targets of predators, so they don't want to look weak, even when they're dying. It makes our jobs as chicken keepers rather difficult.

 

[Sublight]

We don’t cull our chickens, Ember, the aggressive hen, used to be my bestie, then about a month ago she started attacking me. I(or anyone else)could never kill her

Do you give them treats?
I think you could train a chicken to fly a fighter jet with enough treats.
My chickens go bonkers for scratch.

 

[chickencheeper]

Do you give them treats?
I think you could train a chicken to fly a fighter jet with enough treats.
My chickens go bonkers for scratch.

Yes, we do give them treats occasionally but I’ve tried every method, I’ve misted her every time she charged and attacked me, with no evail.

 

[chickencheeper]

In fact, she is the one in my avy, sitting next to me, that was months ago

 

[chickencheeper]

Is scratch something that they need? We only feed them layer feed and oyster shells, and the occasional treat

 

[nightowl223]

Is scratch something that they need? We only feed them layer feed and oyster shells, and the occasional treat

No, scratch is just like candy, or junk food, to us. It holds much less nutritional value than layer feed. It's just got stuff in it they really like, sort of like us and chocolate or caramels.

 

[RodNTN]

No, they do not need scratch, it is also considered a treat.

 

[Sublight]

Make a thread about your mean hen. You may get some good advice.
I know that manfighting roosters are almost impossible to break. I haven't heard about a mean hen.

 

[Sublight]

Make sure to tag me in it if you do. I want to see what happens.

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree with going into the coop after dark, using a headlamp or flashlight, and take her off her roost to examine her. Sometimes when they look a little under the weather, they may be worse the next day, so worth checking her out.