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    Is this sour crop?

    and PS, gave one daily dose of monstat (pea-sized dollop) Sat. Sun and Monday, to counteract the yeast as well, and fed a little scrabled egg cooked with a touch of mineral oil on Sunday.
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    Is this sour crop?

    This is great info! and I've concluded that my old girl did, indeed, have both sour and impacted crop per odor a few days ago, and discomfort displayed with odd jerky head/neck movements. This became clear on Saturday after she threw up some sunflower seeds -- and I'd had her indoors for 2 days...
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    Is this sour crop?

    I recently about sour crop today, after having chickens for almost 20 years, have fortunately not had to deal with it. if crop is empty but enlarged and soft, like a small balloon with little food ingested, apparently it can be a sign of this fungal infection, which can be treated with monostat...
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    EMERGENCY - Egg Bound Hen not responding to routine treatment

    of what might they be a sign?
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    EMERGENCY - Egg Bound Hen not responding to routine treatment

    Thanks so much for this. very helpful. it seem precisely what she has for a condition, i can feel small hard lumps, and it does seem like fluid. Do you know what causes acites? actually just looked it up. not sure why only this chicken seems symptomatic, perhaps her breed. they all have...
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    EMERGENCY - Egg Bound Hen not responding to routine treatment

    I've a hen that seems egg bound, but it appears to be more internal per her distended lower end, and i cannot feel an egg upon examination, not in the vent track. Did all treatments prescribed -- warm baths, KY/Prep H, quiet pen, but i fear the problem is higher up. I've dosed her with calcium...
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    How to get chickens in the coop at night

    You def. want them in the coop at night. I had the same problem with 4 newbies i added to my existing flock of 4. they all roam freely, and per the natural assimilation process, the older ones aren't that kind to the youngsters. So, the babes started roosting in the thicket along the edge of...
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