Inside their house they have wood chips, outside in the run it's all sand/gravel. They can go inside and out all day long, at night they're inside only. They also have access to oyster shell and some grit inside.
I have the same problem. One of my chicks, roughly about 11 or 12 months old, developed an impacted crop. I took her off food, only water for 36 hours, and the impacted area went from being soft and squishy to being hard like a tennis ball, and I could feel the gravel inside. Took her to the...
I had her poo tested today and it turns out to be Capillariasis. I got some meds (Ivermectin) but I fear that she's already too weak to pull through. She ate a little but didn't want to drink. Any ideas for a high calorie wet food? Thanks.
Thanks very much; I'll get some first thing in the morning. I really appreciate your help. Should I leave her with the other two overnight, or separate her?
I have a small Polish hen, "Lola," who was given to me about a month ago. We got two more similar aged hens a few days later, so there are three of them. They are living in a barn temporarily while their permanent coop is being built, and have access all day to a grassy area outside, and can...