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Is anyone else in NH having losses of younger birds to sour crop? I lost two cockerels over the weekend, both 10-11 weeks old. The only real symptoms they had were soup crop (foul breath, squishy, balloon-like crop) and general lethargy. They both died within 24 hours of me noticing symptoms. I have one other cockerel that has been acting lethargic but is still eating and plugging along normally otherwise. He hasn't developed the foul smelling breath or squishy crop like the other two, but he hasn't gone back to energetic behavior yet either. I was so upset, I was convinced that somehow I've been a terrible birdy-momma. I went around scrubbing the heck out of every feeder and waterer, and changing the bedding, and watching all the other younguns for symptoms. I haven't lost any more since that first two, but I was feeling so bad. Then I just happened to be talking to a woman at the store down the road who also keeps chickens. I told her about the sour crop, and she looked stunned for a moment, then told me that one of her other customers told the exact same story earlier today. So now I wonder what could be going around that causes sour crop? Or, could it be a feed contaminant, since most people in my immediate area probably buy feed from the same place? Or could it somehow be weather related, since we had a streak of unseasonably warm followed by cold and wet? It's a mystery to me, so I thought I'd ask if any of you are having similar problems!
 
DraigAthar said:
Is anyone else in NH having losses of younger birds to sour crop? I lost two cockerels over the weekend, both 10-11 weeks old. The only real symptoms they had were soup crop (foul breath, squishy, balloon-like crop) and general lethargy. They both died within 24 hours of me noticing symptoms. I have one other cockerel that has been acting lethargic but is still eating and plugging along normally otherwise. He hasn't developed the foul smelling breath or squishy crop like the other two, but he hasn't gone back to energetic behavior yet either. I was so upset, I was convinced that somehow I've been a terrible birdy-momma. I went around scrubbing the heck out of every feeder and waterer, and changing the bedding, and watching all the other younguns for symptoms. I haven't lost any more since that first two, but I was feeling so bad. Then I just happened to be talking to a woman at the store down the road who also keeps chickens. I told her about the sour crop, and she looked stunned for a moment, then told me that one of her other customers told the exact same story earlier today. So now I wonder what could be going around that causes sour crop? Or, could it be a feed contaminant, since most people in my immediate area probably buy feed from the same place? Or could it somehow be weather related, since we had a streak of unseasonably warm followed by cold and wet? It's a mystery to me, so I thought I'd ask if any of you are having similar problems!
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I posted this in the other thread, but in case anyone else is having issues. I haven't heard of problems due to bad feed. This is the best advice I have seen online for sour crop:
http://poultry.allotment.org.uk/advice/chicken-health/sour-crop
 
Hi ....... I'm from Concord, NH. I'm also a newbie to raising chickens and already love it. Just got my four little girls four days ago ....... they are eight weeks old. 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Black Australorp. They are the sweetest little girls who follow me around the yard. I'm looking forward to reading everything I can on this site.
 
Hi everyone, I'm from Deering, NH. I'm new to raising chickens. I currently have 27 chickens. I have a Dominique Bantam cockerel that I need to find a good home for. He is 11 weeks old. He needs to go to a home where he will NOT be eaten. Please send me a message if you are interested in them.
 
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Hi! Just wondering if anyone knows of any feed mills in NH preferably SNH to buy chicken and turkey feed in bulk. Thanks
 

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