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    Breed ID Request Please

    After more research, I believe she is a young Exchequer Leghorn hen. She appears to have the split wattle. I believe the initial age estimate of 1yr+ is not accurate. My estimate is 5-6 months; just a slightly late bloomer. She laid 2 small white eggs this week. Our very dry climate is mostly...
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    Breed ID Request Please

    Additional photos. And she laid a small whote egg today. I suspect her growth maybe stunted. Unless her breed has small comb. But compared to my others (barred rock), the ear area looks not fully deceloped yet.
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    Breed ID Request Please

    Thanks, I'll check into that.
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    Breed ID Request Please

    Hello folks, I am chicken-sitting a neglected hen. Unsure if she will stay or not. There is a potential home lined up if the integration doesn't go well with my flock. 1. Where did you get the bird? Mother of the previous owner. Daughter moved out on undesirsble terms and her mom wasn't...
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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop?

    I never have but have considered it for when I replace the shavings in the coop. The dust can be rough but I normally just step back into the fresh air, spit it out and keep on chuckin away till it's done.
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    Flock has enlarged/protruding crops but empty every morning.

    Thank you, this was an ideal learning experience. Concern something was wrong pushed me to learn more, finding out nothing was wrong, was an unexpected turn. Now I am more aware and better able to keep an eye out (regularly) for my chickens health. I'm sorry to hear about your pullet. Glad she...
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    Flock has enlarged/protruding crops but empty every morning.

    I took these the night following my first reply. The weekend has been busy so I apologize for the delay. Here are the four clearest pictures I could get. If you didn't know. Chickens know when you try to photograph them and instantly become camera shy and very fidgety....
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    Flock has enlarged/protruding crops but empty every morning.

    I will work on some side pictures this evening when their crops are full again. They only seem to stay still when it doesn't matter. As soon as I want to check them or take pictures, they become like a school of fish...
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    Flock has enlarged/protruding crops but empty every morning.

    Beautiful hen, thanks for your post. It gave me a good laugh
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    Boiled Fennel Seed without crop issues, good for digestion?

    I appreciate your insight and thought process. I would like to ask if you might have such insight with regard to the nutrients and effects of raw pumpkin? I made a post that details why I ask. Enlarged crop issue...
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    Flock has enlarged/protruding crops but empty every morning.

    This is a picture from stright on, not from an angle that makes one side appear larger.
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    Flock has enlarged/protruding crops but empty every morning.

    My flock is 10 barred rocks hens. Allroughly 8 months old. They stay in a large run most days and have access to gravity fed feed tubes and a 5-gal waterer when not in coop to sleep. I have never noticed a large crop before for any of them, their crops/chest area has always seemd even on both...
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    Boiled Fennel Seed without crop issues, good for digestion?

    Never tried fennel tea before but why not. I do enjoy tea. Just had a cup of lemon balm today.
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    Boiled Fennel Seed without crop issues, good for digestion?

    Not necessarily for probiotic benefit, more so just cleansing the pathway food travels to the crop and beyond. Plain Greek yogurt is a favorite treat they get every once in a while. But I have to buy some just the chickens or I'll eat it all. 😆
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    Boiled Fennel Seed without crop issues, good for digestion?

    So pretty straight forward question as titled. As opposed to my wife throwing out fennel seeds since she never uses them, I did a search in the forums and found it can be useful for impacted crops. Since none of my flock is impacted. I wonder if anyone knows or has experience serving a dish...
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