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    Another sick hen. Sour crop, now swollen abdomen.

    Oh my, I just watched some needle draining on YouTube. Courage is needed I think. Also saw an interesting article about peritonitis. We were mixing the layer mash with starter mash just recently. Possibly the lack of calcium could have led to both the hens troubles.
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    Another sick hen. Sour crop, now swollen abdomen.

    Thanks LittlePip21 I did examine for bound egg but found nothing, She was off lay because of the moulting, Its Autumn (Fall) here so all my mature hens stopped laying at once to moult. Its so strange that the other hen had the exact same symptoms except that it was her crop was full of liquid...
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    Another sick hen. Sour crop, now swollen abdomen.

    Last week my alpha hen died of what seemed like sour crop. No treatment helped, she was in steady decline and died. Now a related hen, much lower rank, is showing similar symptoms, lethargy, not eating, dehydrated, odd light coloured slimy poop, but her crop seems fine and her belly is tight...
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Hi Spunky! Im in Bothas Hill. My hens seem to know what is edible. They eat some odd things too, like indian shot leaves and a sort of creeping jointed weed that looked positively toxic to me. The only berries I have are gooseberries but they show no interest in them. Chick weed and...
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Hi James 505 I think you need to get a breed of chicken that is heat resistant to start with. They will need shade and cool clean water.
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    I am in Botha's Hill outside Durban. I'm a bit concerned about Yellow Billed Kites. My pullets are still very light. Has anyone had any problems with them?
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    Hi from Durban, South Africa

    Nice to find this site. I got 3 Boschveld pullets and hubby built a nice ark and fenced off a bit of the garden to keep them safe from the Jack Russell. Looking forward to some eggs soon!
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