no white patches. it is possible she could have eaten something mouldy etc as they have access to our entire backyard.
her crop isnt big anymore. theres barely anything in it. and everything passes through very quickly as soon as i feed her basic sugarfree yoghurt and water.
she is currently...
Hi All, i posted this earlier but hopefully someone will read it this time.
A couple of weeks ago we noticed one of the my hens was hiding behind the bushes keeping to herself. She was not eating and her crop was very much enlarged and if we massaged it at all she would vomit alot of liquid...
hey there,
my chook just currently went through a similar condition.
im not very good at these, but all i can suggest is gently massagign her crop regularly. if she vomits it up i dont think its so bad, as long as you get the liquid in their stomach out. if she isnt eating or drinking go get...
Hi All,
A couple of weeks ago we noticed one of the my hens was hiding behind the bushes keeping to herself. She was not eating and her crop was very much enlarged and if we massaged it at all she would vomit alot of liquid and bit of grass up. We took her to the vet the next day and it turns...
umm well we always have a bucket of crushed up shells next to their house but they never seem to touch the stuff. But have gone to the pet shop abd bought someee today. I went out and visitied her before. she is still on her perch and seems to be alright, but still okay.
She is in much better...
Hi there,
yesterday night my chicken was having trouble laying her egg. We could see it coming but it was almost as if it was stuck. As a last resort I lubricated my finger and tried to help get the egg out. What I found was a small piece of shell and then a whole lot of clear fluid. The Fluid...
hi there,
yesterday i noticed that one of my chickens had a small white bump on her beak. its hard and not very big and a little white. im not sure how long she has had it but it would be less then a week.
it hasnt grown or spread. and i have inspected her eyes and feet for other bumps but...
hi there!!
my chickens eggs for the past couple of says have been incredibly deformed in the sense that the outer shell is very crinkled and not the usual smooth outer layer it should be.
is this due to stress? weather? illness?
i have been stressed alittle as of late is she picking up on it...
sooo it is just turning spring here in melbourne and we are just coming out of a paticuarly cold winter. and the weather is changing quite alot as it does in spring.
anyhows. my chickens have BOTH stopeed laying for the past four days. im not TOO alarmed as it is both of them and they are...
my chickens miss laying one day, and then lay a much larger egg the next day. and its only just started lately.. it is winter over here and pretty cold... is thiis normal?
this morning when i went out to the chickens one of my chickens was trying to lay and egg but was sitting there making a horrible grunting noise.
I have never heard them making this noise and now i am a bit worried.
could there be something wrong?