Recent content by Optimus Pollo

I can post new pictures tomorrow. I appreciate you talking me through this all! I've been really worried about her!

Whatever cheap 16% layer feed is on sale. I suppose I should increase their protein content for a bit. Also, in the 2 days since my post, she has dropped almost 70% of her feathers. Is it normal to lose so many so suddenly?

I've had many similarly misshapen eggs this summer. It's been brutally hot here in Arizona and all my birds look really rough from their feathers to their eggs. But at least I didn't lose any to the heat!

She just turned 1 year old. None of my other birds look at all the same. Would they normally all molt at the same time?

One of my girls has been looking roughed up the last week and tonight she is missing a lot of feathers, primarily as seen on her wings and also on her back at the base of her tail. These patterns make me think its the roosters causing it but none of my other hens are nearly so beat up. Are the...

After reading more, sounds like sour crop. Her crop was massively distended, it is noticeable at first glance. I checked the other chickens and no one else is displaying similar symptoms. I brought her inside due to the 115 degree temps possibly stressing her more. After clearing he crop last...

I have a 4 month old bantam chick with a greatly distended crop. Feels just like air. After a few hours in watchful isolation she has not pooped once. I have injectable baytril and also some powder antibiotics i got at the feed store to be put in water. Don't remember what it's called right now...