MtnHarmony
In the Brooder
- Apr 25, 2016
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My sussex is almost 4 months old and for some reason she had a big crop. She looked like she was having a seizure and before I noticed that, she just seemed off. Then as I carried her I noticed she was "drooling" She didn't stink but did have a bloated crop so I proceeded to try acv and water and then finally decided I had to help her as she keep head bobbing and vomited her. She is having bowel movements which are watery but the poo part is green and she even passed a piece of grit. Here is where I am confused. I thought she had a sour crop as it felt so soft compared to the 2 impacted crops I had on meat chickens last year. But I swear she feels like she has too much grit or sand or something in her crop too. I am just wondering if I should try to give her some oil or not at this point. I thought oil was bad for sour crops but I swear it feels like she ate more gritty stuff (whatever it is in there!) today when I didn't have her secluded. Even as I purposely watched her on the lawn, she seemed to peck the ground, like she wanted rocks or dirt. I am just wondering, what's up? Can you have too much grit? Is it maybe mulch or what? It honestly just feels like course sand when I rub her crop. It all moves around but the grit feeling is just unnerving, esp. due to how much seems to be in there (1/2 cup?) I did feel something go down yesterday when I massaged her and since she passed a piece of grit, I guess I was right but I wonder - can too much grit cause impaction and if so what do you do? Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks!
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 