Chicken Behavior: Indicators of Illness

(Updated: Jan. 12, 2022, 6:05 a.m.)

Many home, community, and school gardeners enjoy the benefits of chickens.  Chickens are great pets, living lawn ornaments, pest and weed managers, as well as producers of fertilizer and eggs!


This new publication from The University of Maryland helps you understand what is normal, and what is an indication that your hen may be ill.

Sickness Behavior in Chickens