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Placing a big mirror on top of the coop may help deter the hawk

So I noticed my barred rock throw up 2 days ago , and she appears to have sour crop. I brought her to the vet right away, and the vet suctioned out some of the crop, and prescribed nystatin. I've been giving her 2 doses of the nystatin, and also probiotics. I am on day 3, she us still very...

When I first got mine, i kept them in a nice little run, but then they would jump on top of the coop, then hop over the fence... I finally just gave in and now they have access to my whole backyard.

Every morning, cooing and squawking happily, I find myself wondering what goes through their minds. Is every morning like a brand new experience? Are they thrilled when it is nice out, as opposed to the cold weather we had yesterday. Do they remember how crappy it's been thus winter? Are they...

Definitely get the automatic door. I got mine from chickendoors.com. It works excellent, and they are great to deal with . Believe me , it comes in handy. When you go away , you don't need to have someone come over first thing in morning, and then back at night. It us the best purchase I've...

yes, it just needed a new motor.

I just wanted to give these guys a shout on on these message boards. I had bought my door about a year ago. I am one of the most unhandy people out there, but it was very easy to install. It was great to be able to go away for a few days and not have to have people come over early in the...

is her crop emptying ovetnight?

OH good good...i get so worried and concerned when something is off with mine

Looks like egg. You could try filling your bath tub with warm water, just high enough to cover the chickens butt. Keep her in the water until the water starts cooling. This may loosen it up, ty to pull it out very gently in the water.

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My vet informed me that my barred rock has coccidosis and intestinal parasite. She deals mostly with dogs/cats, but is the only vet around that will look at chickens. She said it was up to me wether or not I wanted to medicate, but that since its an adult, it most likely will not kill the...

I use the pullet shut, and it is well worth it. Very easy to install, and I have had no problems with it. I use the photo sensor, so it opens and closes based on the light, not on a timer. I cant say enough good things about it, Im going away for a few days, and I dont have to worry about...

Sounds like it could be an impacted crop. I hsd a RI Red who showed these same symptoms, I took her to the vet, and it was an impacted crop.

You can try giving them places to hide. After I lost one, I hung up cds, and put up a fake owl. I also put netting up in two parts of my backyard. I also kept them confined to the run for week. The hawk still flies by on occasion, but, knock on wood, hasnt taken anymore. Nothing is really...

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So 4 or 5 days ago, my RIR was fluffing her feathers and being lethargic. I thought it was an impacted crop, but I believe she may be egg bound. Their was some white almost intenstine looking thing on her butt. I bathed her in warm water twice, and a piece of it came out. Their is still a...

I think it broke up a little bit this last time. Shortly after I did it, she was definitley moving around with my other chickens, where as before she wasjust sitting in the corner of my yard. I will do it a couple more times befoe I go to work. Thank you so much for your responses