crop not emptied overnight

  1. The_Chicken_Tender

    Lethargic, puffed up hen with pasty butt

    Sorry for the long post, but I'll try to include as many details as possible. Two days ago, I noticed one of my hens asleep standing up in the middle of the yard. Her feathers were very puffed up. She also had a lot of poop stuck to her feathers and completely covering her vent, so my first...
  2. Emrosenagel

    Can a gizzard be too full with grit?

    Hello! I recently had a hen with some strange crop issues(made a post but got no help), so I took her to the vet for an x-ray. She has no tumors, no visible blockage (an egg happened to be in the way further down), but the vet said her gizzard was packed with grit. Is it possible for the...
  3. C

    My chick's crop has not emptied overnight and his down feathers starting to clear only in it's crop area

    Hi there! I have 3 chicks, all are 11 days old. They are purchased and no mother around, I have given only millets, chopped grass and fruits for a whole week because chicken starter has emptied and not available in stores. recently I have saw my chick eating a 1 cm chunk of pineapple and now...
    • Cholesterol man
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    • crop not emptied overnight eating millets for a whole week lossed feathers under crop area mother is not around saw 1 cm chunk of pineapple eating
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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