Brownie Update

Several people have asked how Brownie is. I've been holding off on an update hoping for good news, but alas there is none. She's still with us, but I fear not for long.

Brownie is smaller than the other hens and seems to have a growth on her right breast. I don't know if the growth is her problem of if the other chickens have been pecking her and preventing her from getting food. Most likely, it's a combination of both. We tried isolating her in our dog's old crate and giving her own food and water, but it hasn't helped.


She is at the point where she is even too weak to eat or drink. We took her out of the crate and returned her to a nesting box where she would be dry and warm ... and as comfortable as possible. Poor Brownie.

I'll keep you posted.