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    Hen with impacted crop

    I will look into the tubing tonight. Yesterday she was drinking and eating on her own, so I didn't think it was necessary, but this morning she did neither.
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    Hen with impacted crop

    I'm not sure what she ate. She hasn't had access to grass since probably September, but I did put down straw in the run. Maybe she ate some straw? They do have access to grit and oyster shell at all times.
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    Hen with impacted crop

    She's not looking very good today. Her crop was still full this morning and she didn't want to eat breakfast. She only pooped about 3 more times overnight. If she doesn't look better by tonight, I think I will be culling my first chicken
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    Hen with impacted crop

    She pooped twice this morning and was drinking on her own, so I'll see how she is when I get home. Is there a way you can tell if a chicken is dehydrated?
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    Hen with impacted crop

    Can anyone advise how often she should be pooping?
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    reintroducing an injured chicken to cold temps

    I'll be facing the same dilemma as you soon, (see my thread - Hen with impacted crop) except it's quite a bit colder here. But I keep my house at about 55F (overnight) and 64-66F (daytime) so maybe a similar range as you're dealing wtih. I'm thinking at this point I may just put her outside...
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    Hen with impacted crop

    Ok, I'm not going to be able to make it home at lunch today to massage her again, due to road closures -- a water main froze and burst on a major road (it's been that cold!) so I'll have to take care of her when I get home. How much should I feed her? Can I let her have 2 scrambled eggs and...
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    Hen with impacted crop

    Thank you for your help. I realize it must be hard to really understand what kind of cold I'm talking about, if you don't have that kind of weather where you are. . Opening a window would seriously risk freezing/bursting pipes and substantial damage to the house!
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    Hen with impacted crop

    Thanks for the replies. To answer some of the questions: I have straw and dried leaves on the floor in their run, and wood shavings in the coop. I have not dewormed her. I will not be attempting surgery. I think the impaction is still there this morning, but not sour. I won't vomit...
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    Hen with impacted crop

    This is the second time dealing with an impacted crop for this particular RSL hen. The last time, I was able to separate her, massage her, give her scrambled egg & olive oil, and after a few days I put her back with the flock. In retrospect, I may have put her back too early and perhaps the...
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    At what temp should I keep the hens locked up?

    It's a lovely -26C (-16F) this morning. Do I need to keep the hens locked up in the coop, or can I open the door so they still have the option of going out? I would like to give them the option of going out but it will make the coop that much colder. It's a bit small in the coop for 11 hens to...
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    Cold Climate Chicken Keepers -- what is your deworming regimen?

    Any advice would be appreciated. We've already had frost here, winter will follow shortly (we usually see snow a time or two before Halloween) and snow will remain until at least April (we had plenty of snow in May here this year).
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    Price of eggs in Ontario, Canada

    Hello, Just wondering what the price tag is for a dozen "farm fresh" eggs in Ontario. Thanks!
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    How early have your birds started laying?

    I have two that started laying at 16 1/2 weeks, and a third started at 17 weeks. I believe the two who started first are my Columbian Rock crosses. Not sure who the third is; possibly a BSL.
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    First egg - 16 1/2 weeks.

    I'm just tickled pink to announce my first-ever chicken egg today!! I wasn't expecting any eggs for another month! How exciting! Should I switch them all (11 hens, about 16 1/2 weeks old) onto layer feed immediately, or should I wait until more of them start laying?
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