Yesterday when I collected eggs I noticed Mrs. Sophia wasn’t as active and was a little puffed up. I’ve continued to monitor she drank water yesterday but didn’t eat. Today she’s not eating or drinking and seems worse. He comb is floppy, crop feels very squishy but I haven’t noticed an odor or...
Not the best pictures but maybe better than nothing. I thought it might just be a winter break but I was hoping the younger girls would keep laying while the older ones went through their molt
Hello!
I’ve had chickens almost 2 years but this is my first year I’ve dealt with molting.
A bit about my flock:
8 hens are 1yr 11m (golden comets & Easter eggers)
4hens 1yr 1m (Rhode Island reds, buff Orpington & copper maran)
Egg production started to decrease in October and then only...
I’ve had this happen 3-4 times now and I’m curious if it’s common or if I just have a weird chicken. My girls free range so just before dark we go out and make sure they all made it back to the coop. Occasionally we are busy and don’t get out there before it’s very dark so I turn the light on to...