Thank you @16 paws and @Krissilpn !
I'm glad that my mistakes saved you and your chickens from that kind of stress! I'm very glad that our experience can benefit others who might have had the same problem. I wish I could've stayed with her, instead of leaving for a day or two, but maybe I...
My chicken is doing okay so far! She continues to act normally. Eating, drinking, pooping, etc...
My vacation was fine, thank you! Though, I was worried about her the whole time... Thanks for checking in again:)
Okay, so Mary survived the night. She continues to act normal, but I haven't seen her poop yet. Her crop is there, slightly hard, and about the size of half of a golf ball. She's clucking, flying, eating, drinking. I did find a sketchy poo in the coop, I'm not sure who It came from, but it had a...
@Quailsong I know 14 weeks isn't a baby chick (though part of me misses those days a little bit). Just to clarify, I placed this thread here because I wasn't getting a whole lot of responses from the thread I wrote in Emergencies/Injuries and I was desperate.
Thanks for the advice! No, it...
Thanks Krissilpn. I have a list of local vets that treat chickens, but I don't my parents will spend money on her. They've already had to spend loads on my dog . My fingers are crossed that it will come out in her poop. What if it doesn't? How long do you think it will take? A day? two? I have...
Please help, I'm such an idiot! I was letting my chicks play with my little hairband, thinking there was no way they'd swallow it. Eventually I decided enough was enough and tried to grab it but all of a sudden my 15 week old pullet swallowed it! It had a metal connector. What should I do...