I feel your frustration. I have been fighting crop stasis issues in a few of my chooks since last summer, lost 2 so far, and another of my hens is on the brink of passing. If she lives to morning I will be surprised. Is it Mareks? I guess I can send the next one that passes to the university...
Just ensure she doesn’t get out onto the cold flooring. I have used a towel over top of a cardboard box for my escape artists, if my dog crate is in use.
Good luck keep us updated
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Sorry to hear this. Sounds like shock, I use some water bottles with hot water in them wrapped in a towel to give sick chooks some warmth, always make sure the animal can get away from the heat. I would keep your hen in a dark warm quiet location first 24hrs. Limit activity for at least a week...
Check out this whopper 😳
100.92g
Next biggest at 75.41g
66.83g a bit more reasonable
62.18g ok size.
Mrs Little Chicken 34.29g
And for comparison, big and small
+2C and overcast - it was actually quite nice earlier, chooks have been in and out all afternoon.
But….. all good things must come to an end:
So sick of winter now.
South Central Ontario, Canada, 10:32hrs
14C (25F) and overcast, foggy (ice fog). Waiting for it to warm up a few more degrees then let the chooks out on Mount Poopmore again. After tomorrow looks like the weather will be a mixed bag of snow, freezing rain and rain.
Next week looks cold...
I hear you - it's miserable walking anywhere with snow and when it ices over it's just evil and extremely dangerous! I have been throwing down old horse bedding on the walkways here so I don't take a flip; going out the back door of the barn its build up a slippery slope (should be flat!) and...