Recent content by KariApple129

Thank you @azygous . I've read that and I feel like every article there is, which is partly why I'm not sure what's going on with Penny. She doesn't have a sour smell, her crop seems to be emptying fine...her only real symptoms are laying down and a maybe squishier than normal crop. I may...

Hello Fellow Chicken-Tenders! I would like advice - I have a 3 year old Buff Orp (Penny) that I've noticed has been laying down more frequently than normal. She's specifically laying next to my two teenage (3 Months) Ameracuna's side coop (they're not fully integrated yet). I checked her out...

Back here to conclude the story. We lost Olive about a week and a half ago. We sent her body out for a necropsy and received confirmation that she did, indeed, have ovarian cancer. I appreciate the guidance and support given by you @coach723.

Thank you - I'll try making a mash instead. Her crop typically seems partially full and is soft. You hit on my biggest fear, that it could be a reproductive problem. I did check early on and she was not egg bound, but, as you mention, at 3 I have been consistently worried that it could be a...

Hi All - I'm newish to chicken-tending and could use as much advise as I can get. I live in a fairly urban area in Southern California, so I struggle with resources (such as a vet that will treat a chicken) and finding local groups with general knowledge that can help me. Basically, I rely...

I have 4 girls, all about 18 months old. They've been on the Scratch n' Peck feed pretty much all their lives and have suddenly just stopped eating it. I thought maybe I got a bad batch, but I bought a new bag and they still look at it like I'm offering them mud. I'm not really sure what to...

Hello! I have a bit of an issue...we have a small flock (4 beautiful hens) at our urban farm. One of my ladies, Stella (Rhode Island Red), has become a loud mouth in the morning and I'm becoming more and more paranoid that someone is going to complain. She's really only loud (and, when I say...