Thank you for the reply! I didn't know what puffed up could mean. She was about 4 years old. Recently most of the hens are laying a lot less. She probably had not laid for a few days. This all seemed to come on suddenly. I noticed for the first time opening the henhouse about 3 days ago...
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I am eager to find out if other chicken owners believe that they may have lost a chicken due to fright from a thunderstorm? I live in Oklahoma, and we have had some big ones lately, to say the least. My hen was definitely in the henhouse last night. I have had some issues with...
I have a hen that has suddenly started laying more eggs. I was drawn to this thread to research the matter. Including yesterday and today, she has laid 3 eggs. I thought she was having an issue with the egg being "stuck". (I'm not that experienced in the matter but called the vet who...