Recent content by LoCoHens

Wow, that's great.

Thank you!!!

Thank you, I really appreciate hearing from someone who seeks the same level of care. Sometimes I think I'm crazy. May I ask - what pet insurance do you have and are you happy with it?

Thank you all for your messages. I appreciate your understanding and words or wisdom.

Hi, I use this site as a great resource, but rarely post, but was just wondering if anyone else feels like I do. I started with 3 backyard chickens 9 years ago, then over the years I had as many as 13 due to becoming a bit of a sanctuary for neighbors who needed to rehome. We're down to 7 and...

Thank you. I can't recall the date when she last laid, but it was right before she went into molt. I know this because she was the last to molt and was the only one laying for awhile. Good thought on the feed. In the past we provided both non-GMO non-soy crumbles and standard pellets, but...

Thank you. I will try this.

I have a 3yo Appenzeller Spitzhauben hen with something going on that I can't figure out. She has been molting and one morning her crop was doughy so I brought her inside for a few days and tried some lemon juice/cayenne/ginger/cinnamon solution and then progressed to mineral oil and...

Other posts are saying 1/3 of suppository twice a day. Here's a thread - https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sour-crop-cured-with-monistat.630307/ I think sour crop typically has a balloon-like feel based on what I experienced and have read in threads, but if you're smelling sour I'm not...

I've never hear of sour gizzard. I don't know if stores carry acidified copper sulfate. I had to buy it online - StrombergsChickens.com, JeffersPet.com, and Jedds.com have it. It is 1/4 teaspoon per gallon (directions - https://www.jedds.com/shop/acidified-copper-sulfate-16-oz-agrilabs/). I'd...

From my experience, the smell of sour crop doesn't come and go so the garlic/acv/yogurt may have kept her crop contents from souring. I don't think there's any downside to the acidified copper sulfate though and it covers a lot of bases. If her crop contents are shrinking and she's gaining...

It wouldn't surprise me if the drinking lots of water and then the watery poops is related to a partial blockage. Her instinct may be to try to flush it out. My hen seems to love the coconut oil so hopefully yours will too. I think if her crop content is getting smaller, you might not need to...

Thanks for the update. I laughed when I read that you inspect poops because that is so something I would do. Hopefully her partial blockage will work it's way through. Sending good thoughts for a healthy crop. She certainly has the best loving care. I feel like with a slow crop, as long as...

Yes, all my chickens are pets and this one is particularly dear. It's reassuring to know there are others out there who feel the same way about their chickies. You just want to help them and do right by them. I'm sorry for what you're going through. I know it's hard. I'll share what my vet said...

I'm dealing with a similar issue in my 8.5-year-old Brahma (old for a large breed). I noticed a few weeks ago that her crop wasn't emptying overnight. I isolated her for a few days, withheld food for about 12 hours, then gave her feed mash and scrambled egg in small amounts, got some mineral oil...