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Hmm, we did bury her - a necropsy didn't occur to us, but it is good to know that this is an option. Thank you

I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what killed my 4yo hen. At first the only symptom she showed was bottom covered in yellow, exceptionally stinky poo. She then started acting unwell (pale comb, inactive, fluffed up). We put some CORRID in the water, and for a day or two she seemed to be...

So now the same hen has pin feathers - she was obviously not egg bound because it sounds like that would be become fatal within days, and she's still happily pecking about the yard, not laying eggs. She was hatched in April, would it be normal for a chicken to molt in the winter? It's pretty...

Hello experienced chicken-keepers! We noticed the other day that our Australorp hen had a black spot on her comb, surrounded by a slightly paler area. I did some Googling and convinced myself it was a spot from being pecked, but today one whole peak of her comb has turned black and there are a...

Thank you for your thoughtful responses!

I am wondering if I should be worried about one of my hens - it is our first year with chickens. This hen lays blue eggs, so its easy to identify which are hers, and we haven't had one in at least 4 days. We live in the north and the days are short, so that is one factor, and she's not the most...