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    Chicken with sour crop and impaction

    Good morning! I have a hen that has been having difficulties with sour crop. About 3 weeks ago she has sour crop. I brought her in and worked on her. I got her to vomit and in doing so she aspirated. She started having some breathing issues so i took her to the vet. He have her antibiotics and...
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    What type of wood chips for a run?

    Do you have any issues with the eating it? have one girl that is eating the straw and getting blockages. I need to get rid of the straw now.
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    Egg broke in chicken vent.

    I do have a supplement capsule that is 2500 iu d3 100 mg of calcium carbonate with k2. Is this to much
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    Egg broke in chicken vent.

    Thank you for you quick response. She is acting fine today. So far. Yes there was egg white coming out. Then I checked her and there was yoke and egg shell. I got out a lot of it. It was a softer shell but it was a whole egg in pieces. I do have amoxicillion that I started her on. I have some...
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    Egg broke in chicken vent.

    My chicken had an egg break in her vent. I did get it all out but do I need to worry about infection?
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    Keeping warm in winter

    I use the ceramic ones. They are 150 watt. I do have their coop insolated and closed up at night. I used thick clear plastic tarps to cover the run. I connected them to toggle fastners. Worked out well but this year we closed it all in with wood siding so I could go out and sit with them. They...
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    Chicken with sour crop

    My heart is breaking. I got my girl to the vet Thursday afternoon. Put her on two meds, Nystatin and Albon. Last night she gave up. She passed away at 7:00 pm or so. My sweet Athena.
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    Chicken with sour crop

    Ok, that's an idea. I can grab some smaller grapes. She likes grapes. She has no appetite. Today she seems a little brighter. It's been a fight but I did find a syringe that I can suck up the cream and give. It's still a battle. I'm also getting yogurt in her. Thanks for the tip.
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    Chicken with sour crop

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    Chicken with sour crop

    Thank you so much. Right now I've been feeding her because she won't eat. Thankfully I have a vet appointment today. Its been 7 days of this. She needs more help. I don't want to lose her.
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    Chicken with sour crop

    Thank you so much.
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    Chicken with sour crop

    I saw on here that some gave their chicken miconazole 7 for sour crop problems. How did you give it to them? I have the cream. Did you put it in something then give it? Thanks.
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    Comment by 'Mary Mitchell' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    How do you give it?
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    Putting my 16 week old into old flock

    I've been putting my 17 week old Australorp out in the area new my year old chickens but they seen to fight when I put them together. Should I still wait a few more weeks
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    Comment by 'Mary Mitchell' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    Where would you get river sand?
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