So on my way to milk the goats this morning I found what I think is a crop. It was just laying there on the ground, a few chickens tried to peck it, and it has what looks like partially digested grass in it, also there's a fly. I don't know for sure that it's a crop because when we butcher meat birds their crops are always empty and this little bag is full. There aren't any dead chickens, we haven't culled any (no cats were able to pull parts out of the trash) and from what I can see nobody is missing. I'll do a head count tonight when they're roosting. Nobody is acting sick either.
Can a chicken lose their crop? Is this for sure a crop? And will a chicken be okay without it?
Here's pics
Can a chicken lose their crop? Is this for sure a crop? And will a chicken be okay without it?
Here's pics