chickenewbiemia
Hatching
- Aug 1, 2015
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Hi!
We have twelve 3-4 month old chickens in a big coup in our backyard and they are GREAT but they aren't laying yet so today I picked up two hens that someone was selling on craigslist for 10$. The woman said they were one or two years old and that they lay everyday. When I brought them home I realized they both have big hard lumps on the right sides of their breasts. The RIR's lump is HUGE and very visible when walking around. They are also pretty small, and their feathers are rough and not very soft. After petting one of my 4 month of chickens and then petting one of the new ones, the difference between their feathers is startling.
Maybe they were not being well taken care of?
What if they are much older than she said they were?
I read that the lump is their crop, and that it could be blocked. I put a bunch of grit into their coup after reading that but I don't know... the RIR's is seriously huge and hard. I'm worried that I just bought two old and sick chickens. What if they get my young perfect ones sick? HELP!
We have twelve 3-4 month old chickens in a big coup in our backyard and they are GREAT but they aren't laying yet so today I picked up two hens that someone was selling on craigslist for 10$. The woman said they were one or two years old and that they lay everyday. When I brought them home I realized they both have big hard lumps on the right sides of their breasts. The RIR's lump is HUGE and very visible when walking around. They are also pretty small, and their feathers are rough and not very soft. After petting one of my 4 month of chickens and then petting one of the new ones, the difference between their feathers is startling.
Maybe they were not being well taken care of?
What if they are much older than she said they were?
I read that the lump is their crop, and that it could be blocked. I put a bunch of grit into their coup after reading that but I don't know... the RIR's is seriously huge and hard. I'm worried that I just bought two old and sick chickens. What if they get my young perfect ones sick? HELP!