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Thank you so much for responding, everyone. The fly problem just started now--it's a combination of the new coop (we used to have a wire floor under the roost) and the abnormally (for us) rainy weather. I'll spread some straw or something similar on the muddy run, research Sevin, buy a paper...

Hello, Backyard Chickens Community! I could use some help troubleshooting my new coop setup. We have a coop with poop boards. I lined the poop boards with Easy Peezy (a horse stall freshener, similar to PDZ just a different brand). It's been raining every single day for over a week. Every...

I'm so sorry to hear you are having trouble. I'm not very experienced, but I figure if I respond it will increase the likelihood of others responding to your post. About a year ago, we had a hen getting picked on by all the others. Previously, they had all gotten along just fine, and then I...

Thank you. I will go to the store today to buy a syringe. Tomorrow morning I will attempt to flush the crop with an epsom salt solution. I'll hold off on massaging the crop for now. I'm worried I may have done some damage this morning because she vomited while upright and maybe sort of...

Thank you for replying! Forgive my ignorance, I have read elsewhere that hanging her upside down and inducing vomiting is what might cause the fluid to go into her lungs. This is the first I have heard of upright vomiting possibly resulting in fluid getting into her lungs. Since she has...

Sorry--just realized that I started this thread under "feeding & watering" so I reposted under "emergencies." I am so new to this I don't know how to delete the thread. I'm also a bit distracted.

Hi, All, We have a hen with an impacted/sour crop. I diagnosed it because she was lethargic and getting picked on by our other 3 hens (who are normally a peaceful bunch). I felt her crop and it was the size of a tennis ball and the consistency of a water balloon. I sat her in my lap and...

Hi, All, We have a hen with an impacted/sour crop. I diagnosed it because she was lethargic and getting picked on by our other 3 hens (who are normally a peaceful bunch). I felt her crop and it was the size of a tennis ball and the consistency of a water balloon. I sat her in my lap and...