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  1. Dayle

    Large Growth

    Terry, you are quite literally a life saver! The olive oil and massaging has done the trick and the massive lump of yesterday has disappeared and my hen seems much happier. I'll be keeping a close eye on her for a few days and will keep her away from the long grass. I'll also feed her layers...
  2. Dayle

    Large Growth

    Ok, I have managed to get some olive oil into her using a syringe. I have given her about 10ml to start with and have put her in my brick shed seperated from the others. I'm wondering if it is the new grain which has triggered it. I bought a bag of some brand I have not had before and started...
  3. Dayle

    Large Growth

    I will go and give that a try. Thanks.
  4. Dayle

    Large Growth

    just looked it up. "Chickens may exhibit a large bulge in the crop area, diminishing weight, isolating themselves from the flock, hunching down or protecting their injury. The bird may also jerk their neck around trying to dislodge the blockage. Additionally, the stuck items in the crop may...
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    Large Growth

    The growth does appear to be over the crop. I am not sure what the term impacted means in this context.
  6. Dayle

    Large Growth

    Hi All, I am very worried about one of my ex-battery rescue hens. I got her about three months ago in very poor condition and she had lost most of her feathers. Right from the day I got her she had rattly breathing. However she has been eating, running around and generally being a happy hen up...
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    Might my eggs hatch?

    Thanks, that's good news. If I am able to get some healthy chicks it would please me to know that part of my cockerel lives on. I had got quite attached to him.
  8. Dayle

    Might my eggs hatch?

    Hello, I am quite new to keeping chickens. I have a small garden flock of three hens and had a cockerel. My cockerel got ill on Friday and went downhill quickly over the weekend and passed away on Monday. Luckily my hens all seem fine. I had wanted to bring some of my (presumably) fertile eggs...
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