Some of you may have read my earlier post about my 4 month old Ameraucana with a balooned breast. It is pendulous crop.
I intubated her today and was able to pull out some of the mucus filling her crop, but it is the size of a small grapefruit and I was only able to empty about 30ml. I gave...
I have a 4 month old Ameraucana poult who has a swollen breast that is loose like a water balloon.
Her body appears to be twisting into a slight C shape.
Her face is a little mucky as if it had been wet at one point and then dried, no puss or crusties.
She is smaller than her coopmates.
Still...
Hello I am just getting started with chickens in San Diego. We are raising organic layers of many breeds. I have 50 birds 4 months old and 130 hatcing in 6 days. I am sure that the forums collective knowledge and support will be greatly needed and appreciated by me in the near and distant future!