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So the crop has less liquid in it now. She refuses to eat eggs. I have been giving her a bit of yogurt. I have been worried because she hasn't really eaten in a week. I finally gave her some dried worms so she would get some protein. When I massage the crop, it is all crunchy. I assume that is...

Thank you. I did read this article already. I will take a closer look at the comments.

Thanks! We haven't been trying to aspirate her. It literally pours out if we try to pick her up.

We have a girl with a foul, sour smelling liquid pouring out of her when we pick her up and tilt her forward, so we assume she has sour crop. We have been treating her with Miconazole twice a day now for almost 3 full days. She hasn't gotten any worse, but she still has a lot of fluid in her...

We recently built a new chicken run and had to add dirt to make it level. I am wondering if there is a ground cover we can add that the chickens won't eat and that is hardy enough to withstand their poop and scratching. It also needs to thrive in dry climates (we live in Colorado).

Almost a year.

We have a Maran who is not quite a year old. She has been a rockstar layer until recently. About 8 weeks ago, we added new chicks and made some changes to the coop/run. We know that was stressful. She started molting and stopped laying. After about a week, she stopped dropping feathers. She...

Thank you! I meant to write oyster shell. That was just a brain fart!

I have a couple of chickens that are a year old and I am getting ready to integrate eight week old chicks. The hens are eating layer feed and the chicks are ready to switch to grower feed. Can the older hens eat the grower feed along with the chicks? I have no way of separating them for food...

Sorry for the long post. I am a fairly new chicken owner. I tried reading info on this topic, but I still have a few questions: I purchased eggs for a broody Silkie and they did not hatch, so I purchased some day-old chicks and placed them under her last night while she was asleep. She seemed...

We have new Bantam Silkies on the way. They should hatch in a couple of weeks. Our Silkie is sitting on the eggs and will raise them in the coop. We are also wanting to introduce a few pullets from a different (non-aggressive) breed. Question: Is it better to have the new pullets now before the...

Thank you so much! This is very helpful. :)

I am new to raising chickens. I have a very broody chicken and wondered: If I buy fertilized eggs and place them under her, can she successfully hatch them?

Sadly, our Showgirl turned out to be a rooster and we can't keep him. We don't want him eaten, so we are looking to place him in a new home. Ideally, we would love to swap him for a pullet/hen (we are open to other breeds), but we are mostly interested in finding him a good home where he can...