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    Possible sick chicken

    Update on my little red hen! She seems better over past two days. Gave her a little olive oil mixed in with moistened feed. She gobbled that up and her stool looks a lot better. She’s back out running around and eating again. I think I’ll give her a little more olive oil tomorrow but hopefully...
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    Possible sick chicken

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    Possible sick chicken

    Her crop seems to be emptying, not laying yet. She still isn’t eating as she should and remains very lethargic. Initially I thought it was something contagious so I separated her but now I wonder if it’s not some sort of genetic thing or cancer or something.
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    Possible sick chicken

    Not laying yet and I think her crop is emptying overnight. She seems to be losing weight and remains lethargic.
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    Possible sick chicken

    Have one hen in flock of ten. Hatched in June started acting poorly 2 was ago. Have isolated her since, starting reintroduction but she still is puffed up and stool is bright green. She is eating and moving a little. Wondering if it is a genetic type problem or should I coo ok to use isolation...
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    Crop issues in chicks

    No she didn’t regurgitate anything. Today she seems a little better and is eating grit, some food and drinking water. I hope she rebounds soon.
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    New member

    Hello I am a new member to this group! I rented some chickens last year and really enjoyed having them so I purchased them then got new chicks this year. I never thought I would enjoy anything like this but it’s really fun! I’m excited about being in this group and hope to learn a lot.
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    Crop issues in chicks

    I got eight chicks about 6 weeks ago. They have all done really well. I have taken them outside twice closely supervised and they did great. My question is day before yesterday (the day after) out second excursion outside one started acting funny. She’s been fluffing up and not as active as...
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