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    Pullet or cockerel? Bantam Cochin- 5 weeks

    Thanks! Could you tell me what helps you identify that that please? Trying to get better at this...
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    Pullet or cockerel? Bantam Cochin- 5 weeks

    @Ol Grey Mare I added them to the original post : )
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    Pullet or cockerel? Bantam Cochin- 5 weeks

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    How to water chickens the clean and easy way...

    Ooh I love that idea! Esp the freezing it in the summer...
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    How to water chickens the clean and easy way...

    http://funkaknits.blogspot.com/2011/04/because-my-father-in-law-is-genius.html
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    Impacted Crop - Baseball Size - VIDEO IS READY!!

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=460116 We are doing this tonight with one of our RIRs. Your video was so helpful- thank you!!
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    Crop Surgery tonight- veteran support and advice much apreciated

    I didn't but I'm going to search for it right now. I am finding some really great videos on youtube.
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    Crop Surgery tonight- veteran support and advice much apreciated

    Thanks for the support I read a LOT on here but have two small children so it's unusual for me to find the time to post.
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    Crop Surgery tonight- veteran support and advice much apreciated

    My year old RIR, Billie Jean has had crop issues for a little over a month now. I've had her in her own crate outside during the day (no access to any dirt etc- only the much and water I've provided. At night I bring her in and she sleeps in a box with some water. At first I was doing apple...
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    swollen crop - - is it impacted? ?

    this morning I made her 2 scrambled eggs with lots of coconut oil- she's been gobbling it down!
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    swollen crop - - is it impacted? ?

    Thanks for all the info! One question- did you keep your chicken indoors the whole time you were treating her or did you let her outside in a separate pen during the day?
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    swollen crop - - is it impacted? ?

    So glad to have found this thread! My RIR has a very distended crop. I have drained quite a bit of fluid from it by holding her upside down and massaging her crop. There still feels to be some hard matter so I'm going to keep her inside and try to get things figured out. Right now she's in a box...
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    Barred Rock Rooster- 7 months old and beautiful!

    Awwww thanks!
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    Barred Rock Rooster- 7 months old and beautiful!

    Free to a good home! Will do much better as the only rooster. Barred Rock- Rooster or Hen??- Rooster by Funkaknits, on Flickr Barred Rock- Rooster or Hen??- Rooster by Funkaknits, on Flickr
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    Barred Rock Chicken- rooster or Hen?

    ugh! I started trying to find a good home for him today after the responses to this post started rolling in. If we were out in the country I'd totally keep him but our neighbors are just too close to our backyard for a crowing rooster : (
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