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  1. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    Ok, thank you. I will try the chilled coconut oil to begin. Her crop continues to be full every day, squishy liquid, no masses). She's still quite active and enjoys eating her soft foods, but the crop is so so full.
  2. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    Oh I was joking with a friend about this just yesterday. So crop bras are a real thing!!!
  3. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    Ok here are a couple of pics. I gave her 2/2 a tums and she ate most of it with soft food.
  4. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

  5. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    Hi Eggcessive, Thanks for response. I'll get pictures tomorrow. Her droppings are green and white, roundish, not diarrhea. And Yes, her crop is very enlarged and stretched. I'd consider it droopy. It is squishy/puffy with liquid, not firm. She seems to like me to massage it. I don't feel any...
  6. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    I've been keeping my girl inside for the last three nights, massaging and giving her soft foods during the day. She seems to be eating and pooping, but the huge crop hasn't reduced much, then yesterday, I noticed that she has an extended abdomen, beneath the vent. I can cup my hand around it, so...
  7. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    I supplied extra grit when they were younger, but I've slacked off. I'll definitely get this going regularly again. They eat a good organic fresh feed and the usual scraps and greens. I don't think its the diet, but I am planning on separating her and mixing some apple cider in her water as...
  8. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    Ah yes, thank you. I kept imagining the crop much higher, but I see now, this is what we're dealing with. I found some great Chicken Anatomy info on The-Chicken-Chick.com site, for anyone else who might be wondering. Treatment looks tricky!
  9. ChicksandJacque

    Crop or Water Belly? Fluid Gathering in Front (her right side)

    Hi everyone, I have a 9 month Midnight Maren hen, who has what feels like a water belly, full and squishy, but the liquid is primarily in her upper belly. She's not wobbling when she walks but she appears very fat, and the enlarged belly is very noticiable, lopsided with most of the liquid...
  10. ChicksandJacque

    Feathers?

    Oh so not too young? That's good news.
  11. ChicksandJacque

    Wyandotte chick < a week old, can't stand, head rolls aroumd, gets stuck on her back

    I'm so sorry. It's always so sad to lose one of these little girls.
  12. ChicksandJacque

    Feathers?

    Hi there, I'm noticing a lot of feathers in my run. My chicks are all pretty young 12-14 weeks. I'm not seeing any pecking issues, but I wondered if it was normal for there to be feathers lying around. They are all in one corner of the run.
  13. ChicksandJacque

    Quick pecking order question

    Some friends of mine had a similar experience. I was just getting my 8-12 week old (varying ages) flock going, so we thought this might be an easy way for the hen who was being picked on to integrate with a new flock. I'm happy to say, I've had little to know problems. She, who was at the bottom...
  14. ChicksandJacque

    should i let my chickens sleep on top of their coop?

    Have you tried turning on a little light for them? My chicks won't even think about going in the coop if I don't have a little light on for them. They're afraid of the dark. I just turn the light on, and they all scurry inside. I leave it on for a while until they're comfortable then turn it off...
  15. ChicksandJacque

    Questions! Different aged Chicks - Moving to Coop

    Oh thanks for the suggestion. I was just a little concerned the heat lamp wouldn't keep the little ones warm. It's getting in the mid 40s through the night this week. I think the two little ones are about 2-3 weeks old now. I'm going to move them out to the coop with a heat source in a couple of...
  16. ChicksandJacque

    Questions! Different aged Chicks - Moving to Coop

    Yes you’ve go it. I am worried about that heat lamp. I’ve made sure it’s secure and it has the safety sconce, but still worrisome. Thanks for the good advice.
  17. ChicksandJacque

    Questions! Different aged Chicks - Moving to Coop

    Thanks. Yes that makes sense.
  18. ChicksandJacque

    Questions! Different aged Chicks - Moving to Coop

    Ok, I have a mix of ages. 6 - 5 weeks fully feathered, 7-3 weeks, and 2- 1 week chicks. The 2 1 wk chicks are separated from the others. My coops ready and I'd like to start moving chicks outside, but I have questions. I'm confident the 5 week olds would be fine even without a heat lamp (once...
  19. ChicksandJacque

    Good Morning!

    Thank you! Yes, it's so hard to lose these little girls. The first one to die seemed more sudden. I hadn't noticed that she was listless, but then I found her listless. She died within the hour. The second and third chicks, I had noticed were smaller than the others. They grew sick within a day...
  20. ChicksandJacque

    Good Morning!

    Oh thanks, that's a great idea!
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