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Well thank you all for your helpful advice. We were treating her for what we thought was eggbound but it turned out to be sour crop, at least we think so. Her crop was very squishy and full today and after massaging it, water and some brownish-clear mucus like liquid came out with some grass...

yes, thanks for that tip flowerhippie. She is still the same as yesterday, no worse thank goodness! She can't seem to jump up to the roost or nest boxes. I usually leave the people door open as well as the chicken door but with all of the rain yesterday, I kept it close. This may explain...

ok, just walked around and checked all poop droppings for worms, nothing! If my bird had worms, would it be too soon to see worms? I also sat in the coop for about 40 minutes waiting for her to poo, she didn't. She scratched at the floor and pecked at stuff on the floor but never went to the...

This is when I noticed her head twitching. She nestles down and looks like shes ready for a nap. Close up of her face. She was really red just the other day, like the other hens are. Color is fading. This is what she looks like and has for 3 days. No limping, no off balance steps, no...

Read page after page, still not sure what it could be. If it were worms, wouldn't I see same symptoms in other birds? 1) Silver Laced Wyandotte, be 3 in Aug. and around 5 lbs. 2) Very lethargic, isolates herself, tail feathers down, doesn't show interest in treats, won't roost, sleeps on the...

Thank You Everyone! Your advice is very helpful. I have figured out the cost and not really sure what all of the hype was with the cost of feed between a fast vs slow growing bird because it would only cost me $8 for fast grower or $12 for slow grower. And this is based on a feed cost of just...

thanks! I can't and won't do my roos in! They are almost 2 years old now! My roos stay b/c I love them, well maybe not so much the polish one.....he's too much of a wuss and should really be ashamed to be called a roo!! lol As for the type of meat I would want, I would prefer a leaner...

wow, thanks! I definitely do not want another roo! 3 is plenty for me (and my neighbors!)!! I just wanted to see if it was worth it to use my birds vs buying chicks from a hatchery. It sounds like it would be easier to do just that, go to a hatchery! My DH and I decided to grow our own...

Thanks for the feedback! What I meant about the feed cost is that if my birds go past the 8 week mark, I don't mind that at all. I know that for some, the cost is important, hence why they go for a faster growing bird. Yes, cost is important but not so important to cause me to want the fast...

Newbie question - sorry if this has been answered but I did look in many posts but have not been able to find the answer to my questions! I am trying to sustain a very simple and self sufficient lifestyle and I have decided to make it even more self sufficient by raising my own meat birds! I...

was it a spec or throughout the egg?

this post is awesome!! I love reading opinions! Great information!

Thanks for the advice! I was starting to feel really good about all this until this morning. I went out to let my birds out of the coop and saw some poo that was questionable. I have pics this time. I was unable to find the one that had the pink in it. But I hope this will help. I am...

color didn't get darker and yes we have been feeding them raspberries. Actually, we feed them lots of treats like zucchini, cucumber, pasta, tomatoes, you know, table scraps that would otherwise go in the compost. Only one terd was found with that color and I haven't found any others. It was...

I went out this morning to find a piece of poo that had a very light red almost pink tinge to it. It was a normal poo, brown with the white on top. Where it would have been white it was the light red color. Should I be concerned about this? I checked all over the run and coop and did not see...