empty crop

Hello! I have a pair of 7mo Blue Andalusians and a broody Cochin who I’m not concerned about. Now, Rachel - one of my blues - I’ve noticed doesn’t have a very full crop at night. I noticed this weeks ago, but didn’t think too much of it. It isn’t empty, and I do see her eat (if not as...

My friend has a young hen that's been very lethargic for the last week... They had originally treated her for sour crop; massaging her, giving her an antifungal, garlic water and some B12- she showed signs of improvement for a while but she's back to being lethargic. She doesn't have an appetite...

Hey everyone, The longer story: I have a large hen that has been trying to go broody for two- three weeks. She removed the feathers from her belly and will not leave the nesting box. She isn’t laying and everytime I take her out she runs back in. She’s barely eating and drinking and it’s been...

Hi there! I noticed today that one of my 2 and a half year old hens, Rhody, is acting slightly lethargic today. Upon looking closer I noticed that her comb has a very small flop to it that didn’t used to be there, and it’s tips at the back are slightly darker/more discoloured than normal. Also...

Sup. I'm still on the same topic of these 2 new and problematic Rhode Island Red hens. These girls will not eat their food! I give them crumbles in a bowl and evem out of my hand and they seem so disinterested. I don't understand what's wrong with them. Their crop is empty almost all day, they...

Hi everyone I have some chicks which are 10 days old now and I checked them this morning and I noticed one of them has a very small crop compared to the others, I fed her some scrambled egg and she had a bit to eat but all the others went crazy over it, her crop is half the size as theirs and...

Good morning together! One of the chickens, Blueberry, a very heavy bird (Beechwood Blue), has had some trouble recently. She's always had terrible bumblefoot since she's such a heavy breed (I tried to cut it out but failed, not allowed to try again and vets here don't do it or care), and she...

Good morning, My little Easter Egger has been acting weird for the past 10 days. I noticed she had started losing weight and wasn’t as interested in her food as she usually was. There was some unusual pecking behavior , but she had been laying consistently and drinking tons of water. I have 5...

I am worried about one of my hens, she is approximately a year old and a salmon faverolle. Today when I went in to inspect the coup it was dark out and I noticed the light reflect off of one of her eyes. Her entire pupil is white, a perfect circle but only in the light. Without it directly...

Hey, We have a young cockerel (about 17 months) who is moulting and is rather raggedy around the neck and for some reason has over the past 2 days become very weak. He hardly crows, and has stopped calling for hens to come and get food, he eats it himself. He hardly has anything in his crop but...

Good morning. My little chick “Roo” is very lethargic today and will hardly pick at his food. His crop is empty/squishy compared to my other chicks, he has a poopy butt, and he is wobbly on his feet with low-hanging wings. Any ideas of what could be wrong and what I can do to help?

Hello Everyone, Thank you in advance for taking the time to read and respond if possible. I have a 9 month old buff silkie hen and I usually check for any visual problems in the AM i have noticed yesterday 3-20-19 that she was exstending her neck and opening her beak over and over again so I...

My Nancy has been having trouble swallowing for about a week now. I first noticed that she would start to eat less than the other 3 chickens we have so I checked her crop, and at the time, it was full. So I massaged it a couple times a day for 2 days thinking she will be able to start swallowing...

Hi everyone, so 10/27 I took Nani to the vet and sadly received an EYP diagnosis, exactly 3 weeks after I discovered something was off with her and along the way I've treated her for many different things trying to rule it all out. (She is a 2.5 y/o RIR who free ranges 24/7 and I don't even see...

Being a novice chicken owner my husband misdiagnosed our Cochin as getting fat when in actuality it turned out she had sour crop. She was acting normal but had a flabby chest area and unfortunately she stayed like this for possible two months or more. I did not find anything on the site for...

Please help me take fast action to figure out what is wrong with Sherrilya the hen! She sits all day except moved spots 3 times yesterday. She has an empty crop. She will hardly eat, but drinks a lot. She is wobbly if she tries to stand up. Her head nods up and down, hinged at the neck, more...

Hi everyone. We have a very ill hen on our hands and we just do not know what is wrong. She has been very lethargic lately and just lays down under our deck and closes her eyes. Only getting up and scratching occasionally. It has been awfully hot and humid but the other girls seem to be doing...