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    Impacted crop ... for the second time. What to do?

    Thanks for the kind words, Carla. Working at a magazine doesn't make caring for the flock any easier. But I wish it did! If only our flock were all glossy photos and beautiful vistas ... The coop is now straw-free (I'm still kicking myself about that one), and she's getting regular olive oil...
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    Impacted crop ... for the second time. What to do?

    I have another question: Has anyone ever done the surgery and had it go terribly wrong? I hear pretty much only good stories about having to do it, and how scary it is, but it always seems to turn out OK.
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    Impacted crop ... for the second time. What to do?

    Yeah, we've been thinking about doing the surgery ourselves. Do you think it's OK that she just had her crop cut open last month? That's the sort of thing I'm hesitant about. Also -- the straw: Yeah, I know. We were just hoping it was a weird fluky thing that happened once, and wouldn't be an...
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    Impacted crop ... for the second time. What to do?

    Hm. Thanks, Al. I'm not sure she'd be delicious at this point: a year-old Amerauacana? I wish there was something I could do for her. I like getting her eggs. They're sky blue.
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    Impacted crop ... for the second time. What to do?

    Anybody?
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    Impacted crop ... for the second time. What to do?

    Our girl Ophelia has an impacted crop. Again. About a month ago, I noticed that Ophelia, one of our year-old Ameraucanas, had a classic impacted crop: Baseball-sized, felt like modeling clay, and she was moving her head side-to-side, like she was trying to swallow. We took her to the vet, and a...
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    We got a rescue chicken - RIR? Maybe seven weeks?

    We got this chicken from a vet as a "rescue" chicken. I wonder what the ethics are of eating him, if it is a him.
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    We got a rescue chicken - RIR? Maybe seven weeks?

    Scootersmom: Are all your chickens pullets?
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    We got a rescue chicken - RIR? Maybe seven weeks?

    We got her almost a month ago, and she was still fuzzy. The feathers have mostly grown in now, but I would guess ... eight weeks? 10 weeks? I have no idea how old she is. She's very small -- still peeping and cheeping, and she can't mix with our six nearly year-old ladies because they're very...
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    We got a rescue chicken - RIR? Maybe seven weeks?

    Production red ... interesting. What tipped you off?
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    We got a rescue chicken - RIR? Maybe seven weeks?

    We've acquired a rescue chicken from a vet because we're softhearted fools. Now I'm worried that she's a he. Thoughts? (Also, RIR?) (These are all the same chicken.)
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    Why aren't my chickens laying?

    I think the fake egg does help teach them where to lay. Yep, a break like that is totally normal for chickens who have just been moved. (It's probably the most dramatic thing that's ever happened to those chickens!)
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    Rhode island reds behavior wiht other chickens

    First of all, the other posters are right: You should be careful introducing tiny chicks to an established flock. As far as general RIR temperament goes, our resident terror does happen to be an RIR. (She's pecking one of our Buffs so consistently that the poor thing won't come out of the...
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    cabbage treat

    Quote: I poked a hole through the melon with a long skewer, then threaded butcher twine through it (using the skewer). Then, I securely knotted a large washer at the bottom so the melon wouldn't slip off. The butcher twine was plenty strong enough to hold it up. Pics are here...
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    Look at THIS thing! Pics

    Is it possible that some other kind of bird is laying in your nest box? None of our girls' first eggs were THAT small. What kind of chickens do you have? It's adorable!
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