After losing a leghorn last week and noticing that there was evidence that somebody in the coop was having a problem with diarreha, we were advised to give the girls some antibiotics to be on the safe side. That seems to have taken care of the diarreha! At the same time the heat and humidity have dropped significantlyin the last week. Egg production has dropped dramatically(13 out of 14, now we have 4 or 5 out of 13), and yes we are disposing of the eggs for at least another week to make sure we have antibiotic free eggs. We have found two of our RSL's making themselves comfy on our deck underneath a counter that we use for grilling prepwork. Can hens go broody even though we do not have a rooster? Or is it the weather? Or is it a side affect of the antibiotics?
