Posts by egglicious

I Would not turn her upside down as you can kill her accidentally. It happens. I would go to the health food store and get a really high quality probiotic and mix it with plain yogurt and a little olive oil. If she won't eat it give it...

She made it! She seems to be out I danger. She is eating on her own and drinking as well. She even laid an egg last night! I truly thought she was a gonner. Here is what I did: Scrambled egg with kefir mixed with a very potent probiotic...

Thanks for the reply. She is super attached to her mommy hen. I have them on non-medicated organic feed and I supplement them every day with egg yolk which I understand has the needed niacin. She is developing quite well. She is a...

Thank you both. She is being a great mama. The other hatchlings did not make it. Two died trying to hatch and the rest just never hatched. I put three ameraucana bantams under her at night and she took right to them. Now I have a single...

Well the punctures were very, very tiny. But the bleeding beneath thre skin really freaked me out. It was so full of air I thought for sure it would deflate. I do think it did deflate a little but I hope I did not destroy her crop. I am...

It was in her shoulder area and very definitely coming from her crop.

Well, it was actually her crop i was seeing but it seemed like it was on her back because it had become so bulbous. It was actually her very inflated crop if that makes sense.

Hey there. I came home today to find one of my little hens with this big bubble on her back. I brought her in and tried to do some research but I was panicked and so ended up doing something stupid. I tried to puncture the bubble to...

Hey there! Been a long time since I have been here but I am needing help. I have a little Cochin Banty that has been sitting on duck eggs for a while. One of them hatched early, about 26 days I believe. The others have not hatched yet...

I would definitely keep her in until she is completely healed.