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HI, from PA, if anyone is wondering what BHCF means, it's short for Bald headed chicken farmer my co-workers gave me the name, along with a nice cartoon picture when I first got my hens. Anyhow, I started out with 6 Road island reds and lost two to a Red tail hawk, and the following year I bought, two sex links, and three wyanndottes two of which turned out to be roosters. Then I took 4 more Reds in and lost three more to the hawks. I'm pretty much the only egg eater in my house, so I end up giving away a lot of eggs. So far I've enjoyed having the chickens,with very little issue aside from the hawk & neighbors complaining about the roosters (they had to find a new home 
so the main reason I joined, I have a hen that won't stand anymore. I found her in the coop, with a laid egg, and crap stuck to her butt. I managed to remove the egg easily as it had all ready been laid, and washed her down with some warm water to clean her up. she hasn't moved for about a week (checking on her, making sure she can get food & water). she seems fine other than she won't stand. I checked her legs, to see if I could feel anything, and the movement is there so nothing broken? someone suggested that maybe her legs froze? Nothing indicates to me that this happened either scales look normal color. I'm thinking an internal problem from laying eggs? what do you all think?
Thanks for your help!
Chris
so the main reason I joined, I have a hen that won't stand anymore. I found her in the coop, with a laid egg, and crap stuck to her butt. I managed to remove the egg easily as it had all ready been laid, and washed her down with some warm water to clean her up. she hasn't moved for about a week (checking on her, making sure she can get food & water). she seems fine other than she won't stand. I checked her legs, to see if I could feel anything, and the movement is there so nothing broken? someone suggested that maybe her legs froze? Nothing indicates to me that this happened either scales look normal color. I'm thinking an internal problem from laying eggs? what do you all think?
Thanks for your help!
Chris
from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. So sorry about your hen. The emergencies section might be a good place to post as well. Good luck. 
