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    attacking one chicken and eating eggs?

    I am having the same problem. We have tried mustard, dish soap, golf balls & watching closely. They are all eating the eggs (except one) even the rooster. I was watching today and they were all on top of the hen laying and eating the egg as it came out. I don't know what to do. My husband...
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    Enlarged craw

    Is a bra something she will always need or will her crop lift up eventually and she will be "normal" again?
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    Enlarged craw

    Thank you all again. We massagedher crop regularly, and she ate lots of coconut oil this week. She would drool and bring up what looked like dirt. Her crop would then be very soft. We put her back with the others and she seems fine, she eats and drinks and runs when she sees us coming. Her...
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    Enlarged craw

    Thank you all so much! We are still treating her and doing lots of massaging. we are now up to stool softeners and have done a lot of research on crop surgery. We are hoping it doesn't come to that.
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    Enlarged craw

    She walks bent over like it is really heavy.
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    Enlarged craw

    Checked her crop this morning and it is still huge. We have her a few doses of coconut oil and watched her poop. Her poop is normal but not large. Her crop is still large and soft she is eating happily even though it seem to be so heavy it is almost dragging on the ground. She has rubbed...
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    Enlarged craw

    Yes I mean crop, sorry I am just learning these terms. Is is soft and feels like a bag of grain.
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    Enlarged craw

    Hello, I need help, I have a hen who has lost most all feathers on her chest and the craw area is so enlarged it swings back and forth when she walks. She acts happy and healthy, eats and moves with the rest of the flock.
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