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    Chicken won’t get up in the morning

    I’m leaning towards sour crop based on what I’m reading. I was trying to feel her crop again and she kinda burped. And it smelt awful. Based on what I’m reading that’s a symptom of sour crop. How would I proceed?
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    Chicken won’t get up in the morning

    I her crop isn’t full. It feels as though there may be a little bit of something in there. Rather squishy. She did just discharge this out of her vent
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    Chicken won’t get up in the morning

    She doesn't open her eyes to me touching or even carrying her
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    Chicken won’t get up in the morning

    Previous owner said she is 2. Unknown if she has laid, I wouldn't be able to tell. Her droppings are slightly runny. Her crop is normal, bright red and soft. Palpating below her vent i did not feel anything out of the ordinary.
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    Chicken won’t get up in the morning

    Last week I bought 2 hens from an owner nearby. They were fine other than some feathers lost due to an over aggressive rooster. This morning I let them out of the coop and I went back to check on them to realize that one of my new hens is still on the roosting pole sleeping. She is refusing to...
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    Colorado

    Sounds like a good group. I’m with you in it being my first year. I’m about an hour north of you. Let me know if you got any questions
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    Howdy!

    Lol pasty butt is exactly how I ended up on BYC. Very informational and because of the community my pasty butt-ed runt is thriving still!
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    Do I have a rooster or hen?

    I think you got a he
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    Time for chicks soon!

    Welcome and congrats. Great breed selection as the Barred Plymouth Rock are my favorite breed out of the ones I’ve gotten so far (small sample size, but still!)
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    Roosting Issues

    Like I said, that smaller board was my second attempt. Based on what everyone said my original board was better, it just needed to be higher. I’ll put it back in, move out the trash can and sand down the edges. I’m attaching the original board I used in the first place
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    Roosting Issues

    No it’s pretty solid
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    Roosting Issues

    Narrow is surprising to me based on the reaction I was having with the wider board. I’m attaching a picture very similar to what I was using. From the responses I got I just need to sand the corners and removed the higher trash can of this post
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    Roosting Issues

    I’ll post a pic of what I was using before tomorrow. From what you guys are saying the board was fine, it was just the trash can was the higher object and that’s why they weren’t using it
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    Roosting Issues

    So my original post wasn’t too big, it was too low?
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    Roosting Issues

    A little bit of vulnerability here on my part as I thought I had come up with an inexpensive way to create a roosting pole for my girls. It basically entailed buying 2 cinder blocks, running a post through them elevated about 8-12 inches. The girls wouldn’t use it. They would sit up there at...
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