He said she had a yeast infection, so I guess it's fungal, but after he drained her there was still a lump in her crop, so that could be something. Her crop is so expanded it is practically dragging on the floor now.
She has very runny watery poops and I haven't seen her eat anything yet today. I took her to the "chicken vet" (forgot to mention that) and he said it was sour crop so her drained her, but it just filled right back up. I think we might have just waited too long. I was gone for 2 weeks before I...
My Blue Copper Maran, Paula, has a really horrible case of sour crop and I don't think she is going to make it. I have been giving her nystatin (anti fungal), amoxicillian (antibacterial), and metoclopramide (stimulates muscles, trying to get crop to work). I also have her on a liquidy diet and...
She could be a little bit of a mutt or a late starter. I have a supposedly "pure bred" quail antwerp belgian bantam that turned out to have a pea comb instead of a single comb. There is a chance that she could have a different type of comb or like others said, be a late bloomer.
...perfectly into my flock. One strange aspect about her is that she enjoys standing on my head... I'll bend down for one second to grab something and *hop* she'll jump onto my head. She also enjoys cuddling and will lay down in my lap for a quick nap.
When it comes down to it, I believe...
I get this one at least once a week at school:
Kid: "OMG! You eat your chickens eggs? You're so cruel!"
Me: "Uhhh... Why?"
Kid: "You're eating their babies!"
Me: "The eggs are unfertalized and I don't let my chickens sit on them so... yeah."
Kid: "So! You're still eating them!"
This...
Two chickens in my flock were recently killed by a fox, and since then, my other chickens have stopped laying. I'm thinking it is stress related because of that, but I can't seem to de stress them. I have five chicks ordered to add to my small, now smaller, flock in an attempt to get more eggs...