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    Shedded intestinal lining?

    Super helpful, thank you! I am expecting an egg today. My girls do have access to oyster shells but it is raining and I can probably top off with some freshies this afternoon. I'll keep an eye on her and make sure she's okay!
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    Shedded intestinal lining?

    Help! This morning, my BCM hen had a dangling poop. I actually noticed it because my buff brahma was hanging out by her bum making concerned noises. I thought it was a wet poop she was trying to pass and gently tugged to help move it along. However, I'm afraid that she may have had a prolapsed...
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    Lethargic non-eating chicken, sour smell, yellow runny poop

    Helpful, thank you. I found a lengthy post on sour crop and impacted crop here which also kept me from further vomit attempts. Her crop feels squishy but also lumpy / grainy and fibrous. I gave her two teaspoons of oil and am massaging her crop, which she at least seems to enjoy. It doesn’t seem...
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    Lethargic non-eating chicken, sour smell, yellow runny poop

    M lavendar orpington is sick! I suspect sour crop but would like to rule out something more serious. This evening when i came to put the chickens up, she was slow to join me in the run. I always being dried bugs down and the chickens anticipate this, waiting at the door and running around my...
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