Recent content by CloverCottage

I've run into some early deaths of young chickens and a lot of it to me seems to be the lack of selective breeding for hardiness and health in companies that breed the chicks most of us end up with. They're not taking feedback from buyers or tracking what line had problems etc. etc, just...

I came to say just this, one of my hens was struggling with an impacted crop. Tried all the methods, had some reduction, even tapped down the resulting sour croup that was developing. The mass would reduce some, 20% or so, some edges soften, but it mainly stayed extremely firm. Last thing I...