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    Dead Chick at 10 weeks

    Hello all. We came home from vacation today and found our ten week old Lavender Orpington dead in the coop. There are no marks at all, it just looks like she dropped dead. I did notice some poop on her rear end but that’s all. The chicken sitter she was acting fine the whole time. It has been in...
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    Baby Chick Crop issues--please help!

    She is still eating and drinking. I wet their food down and she seems to feel better today. Maybe she had something partially obstructing her crop and it has moved through. I'm hoping the issue has resolved itself at this point but will continue watching her. I did have them on shavings, but...
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    Baby Chick Crop issues--please help!

    Hello. I'm new to raising chicks and need some help. We have 5 baby chicks that are about a week and a half old or so. One of them is much larger than the rest and has a full crop. I have been giving olive oil, massaging crop, giving yogurt, probiotics, etc. I can't seem to get the poor...
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