I do not believe she has sour crop. When I describe her crop as "squishy", I meant it was soft and empty, when the rest of the flock have "bulges" from eating. She is not emitting any sort of sour odor. Additionally, forcing a chicken to vomit is dangerous and can cause them to aspirate. I would...
Hello all!
I'm dealing with my first ill chicken and I'm hoping for advice. I've looked through the forums but I'm not finding much info.
My almost 2 yr old Buff Orp is acting ill -
Laying in one spot for very long periods,
Head tucked,
Not eating or drinking even when offered wet food with...
I got 10 babies from Mt Healthy - hatched 5/29:
2x Olive Egger - Lucy & Ethel
2x Blue Rock - Thelma & Louise
1x White Leghorn - Alice
3x Cream Legbar - Penny, Margo, Plum
2x Noir Marans - Laverne & Shirley
I can't tell who's who yet (aside from the CCLs and the Leghorn), but they're very...
Great pic, Sally! (I see your queenie 🥰)
I'm VERY new to beekeeping. There's SO much to learn and I feel completely ill-prepared. I've been studying for months, but it still feels pretty overwhelming.
Another new adventure!
Hey y'all! Happy Pride!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I've been MIA for quite a while - got a new coop, new chicks, and bees! (I think I *may* have overdone it). 🤪
I hope everyone is doing well. I'm going to try and keep up better...
Here's my new babies 🐥:
2 x Olive Egger
2 x Blue Rock
2 x Noir Marans
1 x...
I haven't been able to fully assess the damage yet, because it's just too darn cold and there's too much snow, but I'm hoping we'll be able to fix it up after a good thaw.
My girls have no desire to go out of the covered run either. The cold is brutal!
Yeah, it's a real bummer. We planned to remake it in the spring anyway (because we're getting 10 chicks in May), but I didn't plan on it being utterly destroyed by our first major snowfall. 🤬
My whole chicken yard collapsed from the weight of the snow yesterday. 😭
Thankfully, they have a large run that is *somewhat* weather resistant, and they don't want anything to do with the snow, but I really don't like this time of year.