this chick is visibly smaller than the others, and doesn’t stand up straight like the others from her hatch. walks like she’s weighted down in her front end. I first noticed the crop when I saw the other chicks growing at a faster rate.
Thank you! I was using shavings. I took that out immediately and used some sand from my riding arena. The chick still has a huge crop. Is drinking and eating like a pig, still going to the bathroom. I have been pulling the food at night and the crop does get smaller, and firmer feeling by...
I’ve noticed one of my light Brahma chicks has stopped growing. She looks like the runt compared to the other Brahma chicks. She has a HUGE crop, very soft, not hard. Crop has definitely increased in size in the last 24-48 hrs She’s eating and drinking like normal. I often see her sleeping...
thank you both! I’m trying to get a grasp on colors. So if he was bred to a black hen, would his chicks be blue? Or does that red leakage effect the splash?
He is my only rooster, I have a few black australorps, Rhode Island reds, and a few hens I’m not to sure what they are. I did a backyard...