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We first noticed it yesterday, and it is even blacker today. It looks like perhaps she has a crack in her beak - would that cause the symptoms you see? We're extra worried because she has been having problems for a while. We're new to chickens - and her unwittingly with a sour crop for a long...

Hi Again! So its definitely been sour crop this whole time. We embarked successfully on our first session of head down crop massaging and she managed to get a bunch of liquid out. We'll keep doing this periodically until she seems recovered. Our question is what should we be feeding her during...

Thanks All, Our most immediate fears are assuaged. We'll just keep an eye on her as long as she is eating and drinking fine. If it doesn't clear up in another week we'll attempt to help her out as you suggest dawg53.

Thanks Smoochie, I checked her crop. It does seem to be the fullest of all the hens. It wasn't obviously harder, perhaps a bit more taut than the others. I didn't push very hard though in order to really get a feel. This is our first time with chickens and I wasn't sure how invasive I could be...

About 2 weeks ago we got 6 red layers to keep in our backyard. One is moving her neck in spastic "S" movements and sleeps more often then the others. We noticed this several days ago, and there doesn't seem to have been much change in her behaviour during that time. She is still eating and...

Just wondering what happened to this chicken? Is he okay now? We have a chicken who is doing the same thing! About 2 weeks ago we got 6 red layers to keep in our backyard. They are now laying regularly but one of our girls is doing exactly what you have described! She is moving her neck in...