Kmcschoolee
Songster
- Feb 9, 2021
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I have had chickens for about 2 years now and I am starting to get frustrated. I feel like I deal with one sickness after another. I have chickens laying soft eggs and have for a long time. I have tried several types of layer feed. They are all types and ages. I put oyster shell in their food and offer it free on the side. Sometimes they free range and sometimes they are locked up. I cannot figure out what is going on. I have another on right now that is not eating and is droopy. She is 2 and a half leghorn. She her crop is not full or hard, it is empty. She will drink and the end of her comb is dark purple blue. She is not breathing funny or like she has a resp. illness. I have given her a couple antibiotics over the last few days and she is acting a little better but not great. Finally I have a 6 month old swedish 55. that has a huge crop. It is not real hard so I wonder if she is stopped up farther down. I have tried docusate sodium, Fed her olive oil and given her nystatin powder and monistat. She layed an egg yesterday so I know its not that. I wormed her yesterday with ivermectin on her neck. I have never vomited a chicken before and it scares me a little. I do not know what else to do to try to break whatever is going on free and get things moving. Like I said I feel like its one thing after another with these chickens. I am about ready to give up. PLEASE HELP. ESPECIALLY WITH THE CROP ISSUE
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