Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Neggative]

check this out lozzyR

https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/

 

[Neggative]

its in that website but it didnt take me to the exzact page...

 

[BY Bob]

Help please

River was making a funny noise this morning, almost yipping like a small dog. I watched her carefully and she came and had some breakfast and seemed her normal self, plus she also made her normal vocalisations. She came down to the run to check out the food I’d put in the feeder and I only just by chance noticed that when she bent down, brown liquid came out of her beak. The last time I saw that, my hen died. Can I have some advice please? She’s really skittish and hard to catch, plus I have no knowledge of sour crop or impacted crop. I can’t believe I might have to make another trip to the vet and I’m starting to wonder if I can continue to keep chickens. I don’t know what to do.

Please post in the the injuries and sickness forum. I have not dealt with that before. I'm assuming a crop issue but I have no experience with them.

 

[BY Bob]

And here we are ... nothing works! This was just now! Maybe I should say... BROODIES BE CRAZY!!View attachment 2135028View attachment 2135029

O no.

 

[LozzyR]

I am so sorry to hear that. I am not experienced enough to be of any help apart from giving you a big hug virtually
You should post on the illnesses forum and see if anyone knows what to do. @Shadrach will also know what to do but is probably asleep right now.
I do hope it all works out OK. We are all rooting for you and for River.

Thanks RC, I checked out the Crop article on BYC which seems pretty comprehensive, but I don’t know what I’m meant to be feeling for. I just picked up Lucy (much to her disgust) and felt her crop, but it just felt like her. I’ll try feeling them at night and again in the morning before they’ve eaten and drunk anything, but I just can’t work out what I’m meant to be feeling.

 

[Ribh]

I love Anne McCaffrey. I read all the Pern books. I also recommend The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. I read that around the same time as the Pern books.

Yes. MZB was a very good read. Tolkiens son or grandson I (forget which) did a really interesting book on tbe origens of Merlin.

 

[BY Bob]

I'd like to read that. You remember a name or title?

If you like MZB, Firebrand is a fabulous book.

 

[BY Bob]

Winter will not give up

I had to break out my rug!

 

[RoyalChick]

Thanks RC, I checked out the Crop article on BYC which seems pretty comprehensive, but I don’t know what I’m meant to be feeling for. I just picked up Lucy (much to her disgust) and felt her crop, but it just felt like her. I’ll try feeling them at night and again in the morning before they’ve eaten and drunk anything, but I just can’t work out what I’m meant to be feeling.

My understanding (but I don't have any real experience) is that the basic thing to figure is if the crop is full first thing in the morning (it should be empty). You should be able to see it - you know when they have been eating their crop bulges out - and that isn't true first thing in the morning because they digest it over night. If there is a crop issue then it will still be full. You can feel it - when you feel their crops at night you can feel they are full and not full in the morning.

 

[featherhead007]

I have no words. That must have been crazy getting her down. You need video of that!

I can imagine she's thinking "Now I'm in trouble!"