Sorry Eggcessive, not sure if I answered you.
Hen hasn't laid all winter as far as I know.
She's really bright in herself today. Just gave her another bath.
The chickens in a nearby plot are fed irregularly and ignored. On another plot there's a large flock that are well fed but generally left to they own devices. Then there's my girls who I visit every day and let out to wander the main area. I hang greens up for them to peck at, give them oats and...
My hen - Tiffany she's called - stayed at home overnight. I bathed her but later on she seemed even more swollen and her breathing was labeled. At 4 am I heard a squeak and she was alert. I took her out of the cage for a bit then settled her back in. I didn't expect her to last the night.
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Hi all, one of my hens has been hunched up on and off for a week or so. I thought she might be cold but now she looks swollen and her legs seem further apart.
I've given her a bath. Her stomach doesn't feel hard or anything. She's not lethargic just not as active as she was. Not sure really...