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I just discovered that it is not the pine needles that has been causing the crop problems, it's the cat food (at least according to a local chicken specialist). I began giving them a high protein natural cat food a couple of times a week to supplement their diet. What I think now is that it has...

I do not feed them DE because I heard that it can cause problems with the crop. But I do use it in their nesting boxes and on the ground where they bathe. Not positive about the pine needle eating other than I think some were in the crop contents of one of my girls we did surgery on. Ironically...

Thanks, Tom for the great ideas. Unfortunately, our coop is unmoveable. We went all out last year and built a large aviary type coop that has a green roof on it. Cutting down the firs may be our only option. What a royal bummer. I never knew our chickens would be such a wonderful addition to our...

Oh my gosh, you are kidding! I can't believe they can be so troublesome. We have them all over the property! They grow like weeds here. Now I am depressed....

Our run is actually not a run but a fenced area, encircling the coop approx 350+ feet. It's where they "free range". I can't see how I can tarp the whole thing. But I am open to all posibilities.

If that is the case, how do I keep an eye on it? I can't remove all the pine needles. is there something I can give my girls to help them digest them easier and fully? can't move the coop or the run. What a bummer....

Our beautiful coop/run area is built under some Fir Pines. The needles are obviously all over. Do you think the chickens will have a hard time digesting the pine needles? i have recently had 2 chickens with crop problems. I am doing everything imaginable to figure out the real underlying cause...