Is my leghorn ok

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a month or so ago I bought some leg horns from tractor supply, all of them when I got them were healthy. They ran around, ate, fought over treats, the whole baby chick ordeal (although admittedly they were a bit afraid of me and my family). However, this particular one has just been standing and not moving at all unless she's getting chased by a person. She won't eat or run for treats which is worrying me
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I suspect it may have something to do with her crop as it's a bit bigger than the other leg horns (btw I'm not completely sure if it's a she or not and would like your guys opinions as well) also she's been like this since this morning.
 
Check her crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat or drink, it should be empty.
If it's not empty, then read the article linked below to help you determine which crop issue she may have.

Can you get some photos of her poop?
What do you feed, including treats?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
Since my parents have been out and I haven't been able to go out and buy normal feed, I've been giving them mainly brown rice, strawberries blueberries, cherry tomatoes, and whatever seeds they've dug out of my mom's vegetable patch while I wasn't looking
 
Since my parents have been out and I haven't been able to go out and buy normal feed, I've been giving them mainly brown rice, strawberries blueberries, cherry tomatoes, and whatever seeds they've dug out of my mom's vegetable patch while I wasn't looking
Can you order some chick starter and have it delivered?

Is the rice cooked?

I would try to get some poultry feed for them to have free choice. Veggies and fruit are good, but growing chicks do need to have a nutritionally balanced poultry feed available as well.
 
Can you order some chick starter and have it delivered?

Is the rice cooked?

I would try to get some poultry feed for them to have free choice. Veggies and fruit are good, but growing chicks do need to have a nutritionally balanced poultry feed available as well.
It was uncooked rice, and im getting normal chick feed today, while at the tractor supply is there anything there that I should get to treat her crop?
 
I would provide her with water for the day. Give her some poultry vitamins if you have them.
Check the crop first thing in the morning, if it's not empty, then let us know (read the article too).
Photos of her poop from today and overnight would be good too.

I'm hoping her issue is just the crop and it's going to empty by the morning.

If you run into where you need to feed rice again, it would be better to cook it.

Glad you will be able to get some chick feed today. I would give her some in the morning, but not a lot.
 
I would provide her with water for the day. Give her some poultry vitamins if you have them.
Check the crop first thing in the morning, if it's not empty, then let us know (read the article too).
Photos of her poop from today and overnight would be good too.

I'm hoping her issue is just the crop and it's going to empty by the morning.

If you run into where you need to feed rice again, it would be better to cook it.

Glad you will be able to get some chick feed today. I would give her some in the morning, but not a lot.
Thanks for helping! hopefully she gets better :)
 
I would provide her with water for the day. Give her some poultry vitamins if you have them.
Check the crop first thing in the morning, if it's not empty, then let us know (read the article too).
Photos of her poop from today and overnight would be good too.

I'm hoping her issue is just the crop and it's going to empty by the morning.

If you run into where you need to feed rice again, it would be better to cook it.

Glad you will be able to get some chick feed today. I would give her some in the morning, but not a lot.
Last thing, her crop feels like what the post says what sour crop is supposed to feel like, but she doesn't really smell
 
Last thing, her crop feels like what the post says what sour crop is supposed to feel like, but she doesn't really smell
I would provide her with water only for the rest of the day and see what the crop feels like in the morning. Then go from there.

I would provide her with water for the day. Give her some poultry vitamins if you have them.
Check the crop first thing in the morning, if it's not empty, then let us know
(read the article too).
Photos of her poop from today and overnight would be good too.
I'm hoping her issue is just the crop and it's going to empty by the morning.
 

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