Long story I’ll try to make it short: my five production Reds free range in the afternoons. One was missing when I put them up -thorough search twice by me, two more times by a friend -no chicken.
Good news: she’s back this morning, but acting weird. She doesn’t seem injured and can get up and walk around, I put her near the water in the coop and she wouldn’t drink walk back to a corner and nestled down. After a bit, I went back and picked her up, put her back by the water and stuck her beak in it a little bit -still wouldn’t drink, then she turned around, walked up the ramp And nestled down up there in the coop.
I got one less egg yesterday, just fyi.
. What the H E Double hockey sticks is goin ON??!! I know ‘broody’ could be a factor, but… eh. Any other ideas???
Thanks.
Good news: she’s back this morning, but acting weird. She doesn’t seem injured and can get up and walk around, I put her near the water in the coop and she wouldn’t drink walk back to a corner and nestled down. After a bit, I went back and picked her up, put her back by the water and stuck her beak in it a little bit -still wouldn’t drink, then she turned around, walked up the ramp And nestled down up there in the coop.
I got one less egg yesterday, just fyi.

Thanks.