Hello,
I have a chicken that’s been having crop issues for a few months now. She eats, poops, lays and acts pretty normal, but her crop rarely empties entirely. My issues is she weighs roughly around 2.10 to 3lbs, except I can feel all her bones. She is a Cochin bantam, which I believe are...
My Silver Cuckoo Marans hen, Alice, has had a tough 6 years. She has a foot or leg issue where she can't walk for weeks, then suddenly she can walk or even run and then a few weeks later she can't walk at all again. Right now she has problems walking and she can't roost. So she's accustomed to...
This morning when doing random crop checks, I noticed my Barred Rock's crop seemed quite full for first thing in the a.m. Upon massaging it to get a better feel, it broke apart into a bunch of pebbly or gravelly feeling bits. I wouldn't say it's full--at least not in the classic impaction...
Hello all, I don’t post much but I am at such a loss right now. My dear Chiquita is a 2.5 year old ISA Brown hen who has been such a sweetheart her whole life. Two nights ago she suddenly lost the ability to move her left leg and has not been able to walk properly. I had her checked out by a vet...
Hi there! I am ever so thankful to have found this site and all if you!!
I am hoping someone has some more insight for me as I’m a first time chick mommy.
I have a 1 week old silkie who has a pretty big crop. I felt it before lights out last night and then again first thing this morning. Last...
8 week old pullet with sour crop/ impacted crop. I just separated her, I brought her inside. I’m planning on doing 12 hours no water and 24 hours no food. Is there anything else I should do? This is my first time dealing with this. Thank you!
Update : I just gave her water with Sav-a-chick...
Prudence is my one original ex-battery hen that has never had to go to the vets... yet!
She is 13 months free after being rescued from slaughter in March of 2018.
I am in the UK and she is one of 6!
Background:
Thursday morning, she was slow to come out so I caught her (much to her disgust -...