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    Prolapse in 6 year old hen

    I noticed a bloody bottom on one of my hens this morning and I see that she is prolapsed and possibly has been pecked by her sisters. I have her isolated in a box in my laundry room and planned to do a good warm water soak but I wanted to check first as I’m getting mixed information for...
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    Ruptured air sac or air filled crop

    Thank you. I have tried “burping” her and nothing seems to be happening, I also don’t want to further injure her. I was able to talk with a friend who has a chicken farm and she also said to leave it alone for now and observe for a week without handling the chick to see if it clears up on its own.
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    Ruptured air sac or air filled crop

    She is a blue australorp
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    Ruptured air sac or air filled crop

    The size of the lump is about the size of a bite size potato and feels like an air bubble
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    Ruptured air sac or air filled crop

    I am positive it contains air. I have experience with sour/impacted crops with one of my full grown hens. On this chick it is more pronounced on one side as opposed to the middle and yesterday when the air seemed to go away I felt her crop and it felt normal.
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    Ruptured air sac or air filled crop

    Can someone please tell me whether this looks like a ruptured air sac injury or an air filled crop? This chick is about a week old. I noticed the air the day before yesterday. Yesterday however, the air seemed to go away. Now this morning she is full of air again. I don’t want to make a puncture...
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    Swollen crop area in week old chick

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    Swollen crop area in week old chick

    I have a week old blue australorp chick that has a swollen crop area this morning. They are given chick start and water. I have experience with swollen/impacted crops in my big girls but not with babies. I’m extra paranoid because I only brought three babies home this time and would be very sad...
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    Chick bedding

    Thank you! The video was actually very helpful. But dang! Hemp is expensive 😅 I’ll try the paper and see how the babies like it. Thanks again!
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    Chick bedding

    I just got chicks (not my first but haven’t had them since my hens were babies four years ago) I keep my brooder in my laundry room that is connected to my bedroom. I normally use eco flake in my hen house and brooder but the smell drives me crazy when it’s inside my house. Has anyone used...
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    Sour crop

    My four year old polish hen has sour crop. yesterday I noticed her crop was really full so I gave it a feel and it was like a water balloon. I was able to get most of the fluid out and separate her. Today it seems the crop has emptied. What should I do now? I have ACV, herbal antibiotics and...
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    Still sickly chicken

    Thanks. Ive been doing epsom soaks, trying to get her to eat eggs(she is refusing all food), I have a vitamin/electrolyte supplement that mixes with water for chickens, she has no lice/mites/worms (I dewormed my whole flock in the beginning of June). I’ve been having to feed and water her with a...
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    Still sickly chicken

    Well no, initially she was not. I only noticed the egg yesterday. I had checked her before and there was no egg.
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    Still sickly chicken

    Thank you for asking, she’s not well 😔 now I can feel an egg in there but I don’t think she has the strength to push it out. I’ve been giving her water, electrolytes and yogurt (all syringe fed) and she’s just not getting any better. I did get some herbal antibiotic that I was giving her but...
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    Still sickly chicken

    I am trying to get my poor hen on the mend and have ruled out all outward presenting reasons for illness. My next try is brewers yeast. I have been syringe feeding and watering her. What’s the best dosage to give her? Last night I ground up her feed with some water in the food processor and was...
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