Miceeatingchicken
Chirping
I try to observe all my hens daily when I feed and water them. One RIR while brooding is picking up wood shavings in the box and placing them on her back. The others try to see what one hen is doing if that hen is sitting too long in the box. I get 6 eggs most days, then 5 then back to 6 like one of them takes a break. This afternoon, I noticed a maran cleaning itself and panting with open beak and shaking its head. None of the others have exhibited the same behavior. Should I be concerned? I give them water with apple cider most of the time, but for about 2 days now I just gave them plain water. Tomorrow I will give them water with apple cider. I gave them treats today, some crushed corn chips and fries from a Mexican restaurant. I always give them table scraps as treats almost daily. Thank you for your comments!