Recent content by Mother Clucker Connie

Nice job curing your hen! My girl, Big Red, has had an impaction for many weeks and was doing a funny dance for a month before we knew what it was impacted crop so we had not crated her or limited her food. We've been massaging to no avail but didnt know that we had to limit her food. She's...

Thank you so much for this information. Since posting this, Mother Clucker still waddles like a penguin and even lies on her side sometimes when cooling off in the dirt but any signs that she is uncomfortable are gone. She's eating and drinking normally, climbs up and down the ramp to her...

Hi, Sue. I'm having what seems like sour crop with my 4 y/o barred rock, Little Booty Trudy. I'm curious how much olive oil you should give your hen. I know you said 3 times per day, but how much? What does the olive oil do? Is this for lubrication purposes, to pass the blockage?

My poor Mother Clucker, a 4 y/o ISA Brown seems to have a great big swollen belly. She feels full and her belly is firm like a basketball. As a result, she waddles slowly with her legs splayed farther apart than normal and her wings droop. She's less active than the other hens at times and her...