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    Reintroducing 3 chickens

    I got all of them last May and they were already a couple of months old. One has been a couple of months, the other two were about a month. He got them good sadly. Never again. I have some dog crates that I can put inside but I thought that since they were already together so long that it would...
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    Reintroducing 3 chickens

    So I had an extra frisky rooster and he’s gone because he wounded 3 hens in one day! I only have 7 hens and he obviously needed more. Anyways, I had to nurse my girls back to health and didn’t feel comfortable putting them back when it was freezing so here we are. Day one did not go so well. The...
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    You are so nice to check !! I’m so sorry for the late reply. She is doing MUCH better today!! Her crop didn’t have the gravelly stuff anymore!! I had her eat some coconut oil and massages and did the molasses flush. Nothing really notable came out except it was alot and she’s not having the...
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    Oh my gosh thank you so so much! I’ve been looking as well but didn’t want to make 5 gallons
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    After she eats heavily she kind of does that. At first I didn’t see a correlation, now I am pinpointing as to when she does it. She doesn’t have any mucus, I’ve treated her for worms. The only clue is that I feel a lot of gravelly stuff that’s not going down. I have felt there where you are...
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    i bet you that’s what it is! I used to use straw when I didn’t know any better… Yes please for the ratio however it can also relate with the chicken recipes 😂
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    What is the molasses flush? Does it just force everything out? I assume it’s messy but I am so willing to try it. How long does it take to work?
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    Dottie will be a year old late March. She drinks a lot more than eats. She does poop but it’s always watery with undigested food. she lays daily. Her crop this morning felt gravelly at the bottom, the size of grit. It was there the other morning too but I assumed that it was grit in her crop...
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    Impacted crop or gizzard??

    New chicken owner here. My poor Dottie has been struggling for a spell. I have tried so many things and none of them have helped her. I checked her crop and it seemed to be emptying but with more inspection and feeling the other hens crops of what is normal, I have discovered that hers feels...
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    Please help! It’s an emergency!!!

    I am in East Texas, so it is very hot and humid here. Dottie is 6 months old. She was sneezing quite a bit before she started the labored breathing so that is why I started the tylan50. I did .5 cc from what I understand and please correct me if I’m wrong, I am to give those for 5 days. I did...
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    Aww thank you!

    Aww thank you!
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    Please help! It’s an emergency!!!

    I am very worried about my hen, she intermittently has labored breathing and also her vent is contracting. I’ve isolated her in a temperature controlled environment where she can rest. She laid an egg this morning so she isn’t egg bound. She has been pooping and looks pretty normal. Her appetite...
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