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...there a way to massage and push it through the opening to the proventriculus? Do you know where that is? Could it be between the beast bone V? *Is there anything that will stimulate the crop to push it out? Do you know if fighting any yeast etc will help her move her digestive system...

We have only one hen right now. I feel that the food we buy (organic) may have mold or other problems. I want to make some food for her. I find a few sites but they are making a large amount. We could shop at our grocery stores because we are making for one. These sites focus on protein. I...

We had two pet hens. One just died. I want to get a friend for the one we have. I am afraid she will be lonely. I am not sure I want to introduce a baby. How do you think it would go to introduce an older hen? I was thinking of looking on Craigslist or the hatchery where we git them to see if...

Our pet hen has a growth (?) between her legs towards her front. It is baseball sized (?). It is hard but moves around. She seems more or less fine and I know she has had this a few weeks. Any thoughts? Any home remedies for either? also, anyone know what bone-wen is? The Poultry Doctor...

why don't they lay in the nest? GOOD QUESTION! I looked up on here about that. They were in the coop most of the day for the first year or so. They are free range all the time now. They don't like being cooped up, HA! They do go in to roost at night. Onbe lays very early (5 or 5:30 a.m.) . She...

One of our hens seems to have a problem holding her egg. She usually (but not always) seems to drop her egg right from her roost and it last right in her night time poop! My questions is how can I prevent this? What is the best way to clean lots of poop off eggs? thanks!

We have a hen who is really sick. I thought it was sour crop, our other chicken just had surgery to help with that. This hens crop wasn't full but was gassy and gurgling. She is on anti fungal and antibiotics. SHe is so bad now. SHe is so weak and it is like her body is seizing up sometimes. Her...

Our second hen now has sour crop. The first one had to go all the way to crop surgery. But she is fine now. I want to see if you agree with the vet for this hen. Amoxicilin/Clavulante susp. (antibiotic) twice a day Fluconazole (anti-fungel) once a day Given with baby bird powdered food...

I see that my thread was blocked. I posted the same one twice by mistake while I tried to edit. And I have a similar one but it is not the same. People were finally offering advice. I NEED help, my chicken needs help!! Could you please make it so I can answer some of the questions one of the...

Sick chicken. She seems to have some big stuff in her crop. They do not seem like food. WHat should I do. SHe is really sick and in pain.

Sick chicken. She seems to have some big stuff in her crop. They do not seem like food. WHat should I do. SHe is really sick and in pain.

I have a sick hen. My thoughts are she has something (s) in her crop that won't go down. They do not feel like food/grass. They are hard, almost like a squished grape and also dime size rock or something. I keep thinking I want to get this stuff OUT. I can't cut it out myself. Should I try...

so, if it is an impacted crop AND it is stuff that is hard to digest (or pass through crop) what do I do? It has been about 5 days since she is unwell. I STILL feel large hard and/or slippery stuff in her crop. Could there be stuff that won't pass? I have been giving a variety of yogurt...

she is 8 months (Oct hatch). She is so sick.

We have a sick chicken. She is lethargic and droopy. Her crop if soft and squishy although this morning it was harder but she hasn't eaten food for a while. I DO feel a stiff, slimey large piece of something in her crop (it feels almost like meat) and also a large rock(?). How can I help her? I...

We have a sick chicken and have posted about her. Yesterday I flet her crop after giving her eyedrops of liquid and mushy stuff. I felt it soft but here were lumps. It was not like I sometimes feel, lots of small rocks. I felt one big-ish dime size, if a dime was a rectangle and also a larger...

One of two of our loved pet chickens.She came sick the afternoon Monday I wrote a few days ago. Need thoughts please! lethargic. justs stands or sits under a bush with her eyes closed. I hear some gurgling in her tummy. She has a bit of poo on her feathers but her vent seems clean. I did...

Hi, I have two pet chickens. Yesterday afternoon one was hiding under a bush. She was still and had tail down, sometimes sat sometimes laid down. She always had eyes shut. She did go into her coop last night on her own and came out this morning. She is under the bush again. I put her on my lap...

the thing is they are "free range". They have a coop and we leave it open and sometimes put food it in but 1. the dummies don't seem to realize they can go in and get food and water whenever they want and 2. the wild birds DO. the hanging feeders, those are good to try?

We have two chickens. I swear other birds eat half their food! We are home a lot so usually I give them a little food several times a day. But we want to go on a vacation! I can;t have someone come a give them food and water once a day because they will starve! Anyone have a way to keep other...