Recent content by Mochi_AtMaui

dont have any calcium pills but she drank some tums water. shes been pooping a fair amount. no appetite, puffed up and tail down.

she pooped twice since i put her in the bathroom. its non solid and all white except a small black turd. looks like normal bird poop.

would it be a good idea to crush up tums into a powder and add it to her water?

This morning i noticed one of my hens had a full crop (this was before feeding them) and looked like she was struggling to pass something (hunched over) then i noticed something white hanging from her vent. pulled it out and it looked and felt like egg membrane, just slightly firmer. no sign of...

these three were found motherless outside, and i took them in. (there are wild chickens where i live, mostly just mixed bantam breeds and jungle fowl) id say theyre about a week old maybe a little less.

she is doing much better now! her crop empties each morning and she smells normal. thanks all for the help.

she still has a bit of an appetite and good energy. ill make sure to work on clearing the impaction. thank you!!

thank you for the help!

im on maui, in hawaii

the crop wasnt empty this morning. It feels fairly normal though, not too hard or soft. her breath smells terrible though. all the chickens are free ranged 24/7 so theyre not provided any grit, assuming they get enough naturally through the dirt and rocks they scratch up. i feed them fairly...

My 5 1/2 y/o ameraucana keeps making these gag like jerking movements. shes been doing this since late yesterday. I think it could be sour or compacted crop so ive been giving her crop massages and limiting her food intake. If that isnt the problem, what can i do?? heres a video of what she is...

they’re like pellets yeah. what kind of issue?

My 4-5 y/o ameraucana hen has recently shown signs of sickness. She sleeps often and has her tail down all the time. she has no changes in her appetite, and is still quite talkative. all of my hens free roam around the yard, and we feed them chicken scratch and birdseed. any help is much...