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  1. chooks4life

    Throat area is jerking forwards and backwards...what is this?

    Sand would likely be safer, but it all depends on your chooks. Some chooks, not too small a percentage either, have pica/pika and will consume all manner of non-edibles; one of the easiest things to instil in an animal for life, pica, all it takes is even a short period of severe deficiency and...
  2. chooks4life

    Throat area is jerking forwards and backwards...what is this?

    Yes, plenty of chooks kill themselves eating pine shavings. It does sound like the likeliest bet in this case. Best wishes.
  3. chooks4life

    Throat area is jerking forwards and backwards...what is this?

    I was thinking perhaps severe dehydration, but generally that'd be easy to diagnose (nobody filled the water bowl lol)... Anyway, good to hear it came to nothing, but I'd still expect a potential recurrence since the cause was not found and it's basically unheard of for more than one chook at a...
  4. chooks4life

    Throat area is jerking forwards and backwards...what is this?

    What did they have access to today? Or in the last few days? Even things they don't normally eat. Sounds to me like blocked up crops, leaving food protruding into their throats; they're trying to swallow but can't. This needs tending to asap. Can you feel their crops? Depending on what's in...
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