Welcome to The Health Coop
Positive hen health begins with nutrition and promotes happier, healthier birds that lay a higher grade of egg and live a happier life. We publish professional health advice and tips for keeping hens as healthy as possible at home. Our health tips are written by professional vets and approved by the Surrey Poultry Vet.
What if my hen is nesting but not laying?
Nesting hens should be laying eggs. If any hen is spending frequent, unproductive periods inside a nest box, it is recommended that veterinary assistance is sought.
How to tell if a hen is laying
It can be difficult in small flocks of pet hens to know which hens are laying.
How can I encourage a hen to eat more?
Hens need carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water to live. As they grow from a chick to an adult they need different proportions of each nutrient suited to their particular life stage. That is why poultry diets are formulated as starter, grower and laying hen rations.
What factors affect egg size?
The main factors that influence egg size are genetic and nutritional. Click the Read More button below to learn more about how these factors influence the size of your produce.
Why do eggs change as hens mature?
Chickens can live for many years and continue to lay eggs for many of these years. However, after two or three years many hens significantly decline in egg laying.
What makes shells suddenly become pale or change shape?
Egg shell appearance can be affected by life stage, nutrition, stress and disease. Anything that affects the normal functioning of the female reproductive tract in a hen can potentially cause shell changes.
Treat your hens
Along with expert poultry information, Happy Healthy Hens produce high quality, research-led poultry products empowering pet owners to raise the happiest and healthiest hens in the world.