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    What should an empty crop in the morning feel like?

    I'm trying to figureout if one of my buffs has a crop problem, the only problem is I don't really know what an empty healthy crop should feel like in the morning. SHould it feel like an empty waterballoon where you can basically make both sides touch or should it be small squishy and more...
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    Will Buttermilk help with weight gain?

    Will giving one of my sick hens buttermilk help her gain back some weight?? Can chickens have buttermilk?
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    What exactly does an empty crop feel like?

    I was wondering what exactly an empty crop feels like because I'm trying to figure out if one of my buffs has an impacted crop. She keeps spitting out tons of clear liquid and doesnt look like she's absorbing any nutrients from her food...
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    Mystery illness?? Crop Problems?

    I have a three year old Buff hen who has lost a lot of weight and stopped eating and drinking as much as she used to. Three days ago she started barfing a clear liquid and it sounded as if she was gargling. When the vet emptied her crop to see if there was anything stuck, nothing but liquid came...
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    What should I give sick chicken to make her gain weight?

    One of my Buffs has lost so much weight these past two weeks because of a mystery illness so we took her to the vet and he gave her some shots but he said she would probably die in a day. He didint know what she had either. Here she is four days later, and skinny. She won't eat much so I wanted...
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    Chicken laying crunched up mushy eggs for a month!

    My two year old buff Orpington has been laying soft but popped and crunched together eggs for a month. A few hours before it comes out, the yolk and the rest of the liquidy part of the egg comes out and splatters everywhere. Why aren't her eggs round and can this be fixed. I'm afraid that if I...
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    Is well water o.k for chickens?

    I've heard that well water contains nasty chemicals from previous farming in the area and am not sure if I should be giving the chickens well water because eventually we eat their eggs. I'm not sure if this is still harmful to humans. A few blocks away the water contained a harmful pesticide and...
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    Sterilize Run with Propane Torch?

    I was wondering if I could use a propane torch to sterilize the chicken's run. There is no grass, just caked up dirt. The torch could possibly kill bacteria but I'm not so sure about the whole idea. I was looking at Red Dragon torches, any suggestions?
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    COCCIDIOSIS which medicine

    Im almost100 percent sure that my buff orpington has coccidiosis, this is her first day with symptoms, ill get the medicine tomorrow but i need to know what to do today. Should i isolate her? What could i possibly do to help her?
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    1 yr old buff orpington,mouth open,not moving,has diarrhea,pale comb!

    Usually she's very friendly, I ve been feeding her a mixture of egglayers, scatch , and some vegetables. Now she wont move when i come in their area. She's frozen and has diarrhea!
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    MIAMI chicken laws? Residential neighborhood?

    I have 3 four week old buff orpingtons. Some sites say up to 15 hens, others say no chickens and no if's, but's or why's. I'm new to chickens so i dont exactly know how high the noise level gets and am a little nervous........neighbor down the block has chickens and roosters, never knew they...
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