bantambabyy
In the Brooder
- Feb 17, 2025
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i recently bought a new hen who keeps doing something strange. she will at random points in the day go and drink a ton of water at once (more than she normally does at one time) and then spit out the water as well as some food from her crop, and then start eating the food she just spit out? i really dont know what to think.
my immediate thought was sour crop but shes acting perfectly fine. lots of energy, eating perfectly fine, drinking fine bar from this one weird habit, lays almost daily and her crop feels normal and exactly the same as all my other chickens who ive never seen do this before. the thing is ive seen her do this like 2 or 3 times a day since i got her, is this something i should be worried about? is this just a weird quirk or is she sick and just not showing it? i think id be less concerned if i saw it maybe once or twice but the frequency of it is worrying me
my immediate thought was sour crop but shes acting perfectly fine. lots of energy, eating perfectly fine, drinking fine bar from this one weird habit, lays almost daily and her crop feels normal and exactly the same as all my other chickens who ive never seen do this before. the thing is ive seen her do this like 2 or 3 times a day since i got her, is this something i should be worried about? is this just a weird quirk or is she sick and just not showing it? i think id be less concerned if i saw it maybe once or twice but the frequency of it is worrying me