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As our temperatures have dropped, I've been one of those nervous chicken moms - thinking it is way too cold for them and getting the urge to install electricity for heat in their coop. I read the threads and info about chickens surviving for centuries without indoor spaces - let alone indoor...

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We are using small pine shavings. The crop was large and inflated, like a ballon. It was soft and felt liquid filled. However, that was before I forced it to empty. Then it was back to regular size but I still think it is sort of soft.

Thank you. We'll try the water to the chick feed and see if she'll eat some. I checked - no pasty butt Runny/watery poop -- really no poop at all in past 12 hrs. last one was small but normal looking. Fluffed feathers - no Lethargic,not eating/drinking properly,weight loss -- yes...

I have 17 baby chicks - received 1 week ago today. All are in great shape except for 1 black australorp. Two days ago we could see a large 'bubble' or cyst like swelling on her chest. After a lot of reading, we came to the conclusion that it was a slow crop issue. We separated her from the...

So we have taken the plunge and our "babies" arrived today. We have 17 chicks - mixed breeds: Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Auracauna, Buff Orps, and Golden Laced Wyandottes. They are a couple days old. We ordered from 'Healthy Chickens and More' and I have to...