Posts by brennamae

So for the past 3-4 days we have had them on ACV water, with a couple mornings of doing about 4 hours each time of molasses water to try and help flush stuff out. They have been getting a little food in the morning and evening. First...

Thanks Michael. I'll see if I can pick up some pedialyte this morning at the pharmacy.   I didn't think I should give them any actual feed, but it seems like you're saying I should try? I just didn't want to add to the...

I can't tell if there's still blockage or what, but their crops are certainly still squishy and larger than the other birds. Maybe like, golfball size?  But when I've tried to clear it today, not as much comes out and I don't want...

In terms of eggs. We've never checked for a stuck egg before. I am *fairly* sure it's not a stuck egg, as we had araucana eggs up until the day I moved Dottie in, and had one yesterday as well. So I know Ari must be laying just fine,...

Thanks for all the help and input! Here are my latest updates:   * Yesterday I got Dottie (the araucana) to expel some of the nasty sour fluids by holding her tightly like a football, and bending myself over so she was turned...

Now with Nystatin (or any treatment for that matter), do you need to empty the crop manually (I have read about doing this with a catheter tube and syringe) or will it work either way? I just want to do right by her.   Here...

Well, I called three different feed stores this morning asking if any of them had either acidified copper sulfate or nystatin. No dice. I may order some from Murray McMurray hatchery online if I can't find anything local. And just...

We have an 11 month Araucana, who appears to have a sour crop issue. It's very full and squishy. We have isolated her to our garage in a caged off area, and have her on just water and apple cider vinegar (Braggs). It's only been...

Thanks for the replies, folks. As I said, I have them in some shade but I'll certainly give them some more.

We've had out chickens outside during days for about 2 weeks now, and they really seem to be opposed to direct sunlight. Is this just a phase that they will eventually grow out of or might we not have gotten them outside early enough?...