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    Flooring idea for muddy run - something permanent

    How often do you shovel it out? I added pine bark nuggets today and they really liked scratching that around.
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    Flooring idea for muddy run - something permanent

    We We do have a roof over the run. And the sides are hardware cloth. I'll look into getting actual woodchips rather than pine shavings. I also don't really have a place to put all this dirt once it builds up. I dont have a garden to use the fertilized soil. I suppose maybe once a year I can dig...
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    Flooring idea for muddy run - something permanent

    We are putting pea gravel down outside of the run, where we walk around. The chickens have decimated the grass there. They used to be free range in our modest backyard, but we now have a dog with predatory instincts and we've also since turfed the yard, therefore there is no area for...
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    Impacted crop

    Thank you. Every person’s response has made me feel a bit better. I truly appreciate each one. I’m going to give her a little scrambled egg since she’s obviously wanting food.
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    Impacted crop

    Update: We did the surgery. It went well and now I know we did the right thing. She had literally a baseball-sized ball of packed grass in there and it was all nasty smelling. We easily got it out, irrigated, and closed up with superglue. I put a surgical mask on her as a bra. I can’t say she...
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    Impacted crop

    Thank you!! I appreciate your response more than you know. I put some Miralax in her soupy broth. The only Dulcolax I have is the stimulant kind. I’ll try the peanut butter or the coconut oil. Thanks!
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    Impacted crop

    I’ve also been giving her a “broth” of chicken feed mixed with lots of water. She mainly drinks the water off the top. When it gets down to the wet food I add more water. She’s bone-thin so I know she needs some nutrition and if that’s what it takes to get her to drink water. She’s done with me...
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    Impacted crop

    Today is day 4 of working on this. She’s probably had it for a day or two prior to us noticing. When I checked on her this morning, she had pooped 4 big balls of grass, yet her crop is still hard and full. When I get her to drink water it gets all squishy and it’s much easier to massage. The...
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    Impacted crop

    Thank you so much for all that info! That must’ve taken you awhile to type. I appreciate your response. I’m going to see how she is in the morning and I’ll update.
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    Impacted crop

    Oh. I haven’t read that before. Have you tried it?
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    Impacted crop

    My hen has had an impacted crop (grass) for about 4-5 days now. I only noticed it 2 days ago. I’ve been giving her olive oil, ACV in her water, and crushed granite, and I’ve been massaging the crop. It started as a huge, hard baseball-size lump and now it’s about 2/3 of the size and squishy...
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