Hi I have a mama chicken that started acting really bad really fast this morning. I went out to feed them and change water. She walked over towards me - which she doesn’t do usually ushers the chicks away - and started shaking some like she was cold or going to shake out feathers. She didn’t go past a slight shake though.
She then walked back towards the coop, did it again and slowly started laying down and then laid over on her side.
I got a towel and picked her up and a yellowish sour smelling liquid poured from her like a faucet. I let that drain remembering reading something on sour crop and assumed best to keep letting the liquid drain. I left her there for a few minutes to get another place for her prepared. She stood and walked around for a few minutes making yakking sounds and then laid down again beak down on the ground.
When I picked her up again to move her - more liquid drained from her beak. I put her in a box with a towel floor but she is still just laying still feet pulled in but not really “under” her. I offered some yogurt since I have seen that but she isn’t taking any.
Other notes - she has been mama-ing 14 chicks for about 1.5 weeks eating chick starter. I did give them the tsc electrolytes/prebiotics in their water for a few days but stopped several days ago. She was drinking and eating fine yesterday- I have occasionally given mealworms and strawberries from the garden but realized not much access to grit - normally free range but in a nursery coop with grass run recently. I added sand to a corner a couple days ago but have not seen her dust bathe or eat any.
She then walked back towards the coop, did it again and slowly started laying down and then laid over on her side.
I got a towel and picked her up and a yellowish sour smelling liquid poured from her like a faucet. I let that drain remembering reading something on sour crop and assumed best to keep letting the liquid drain. I left her there for a few minutes to get another place for her prepared. She stood and walked around for a few minutes making yakking sounds and then laid down again beak down on the ground.
When I picked her up again to move her - more liquid drained from her beak. I put her in a box with a towel floor but she is still just laying still feet pulled in but not really “under” her. I offered some yogurt since I have seen that but she isn’t taking any.
Other notes - she has been mama-ing 14 chicks for about 1.5 weeks eating chick starter. I did give them the tsc electrolytes/prebiotics in their water for a few days but stopped several days ago. She was drinking and eating fine yesterday- I have occasionally given mealworms and strawberries from the garden but realized not much access to grit - normally free range but in a nursery coop with grass run recently. I added sand to a corner a couple days ago but have not seen her dust bathe or eat any.
