she is in a enclosed run and does have access to grit I provide her grit within her food and have a small little bowl of it for her to peck at. Okay thank you so much for the help! I will let you know if there are any questions I have.
Hi I think she may have wood chips causing her impacted crop. Can they digest wood chips? Would having normal food make this harder for her digest or help move it along? i have started providing her normal feed.
Hi everyone I have a hen that has been going through an impactation for the past week or 2 and she has been on a liquid diet for the past 4 days. She is acting like normal but still has a small impact action in her crop about the size of penny. Should I start giving her normal feed or should I...
Did you end up figuring out what was wrong with your older hen? My hen is going into a molt and her crop hasn't been emptying too much and her poop looks exactly like your second photo.
Hi guys so I have been checking her and her crop still hasn't been emptying so I am getting worried that this could turn into sour crop. What should I do to try and get things moving I have been giving her messages. She also feels very skinny and her poops are coming out like the first and...
Hi everyone my Easter egger is going through a tough molt. Her crop has been slow at emptying and her poop has been coming out like this:
I don't know if this is normal for molting hens. Her crop hasn't been emptying completely. She has stopped laying eggs and is still shedding feathers. Is...
Hi though I should update because it has been a while. So the Greek yogurt helped her a lot and with the addition og Harrisons recovery powdered food. Incase anyone wants to see how it looks this is what the bag looks like
2 days ago she finally started getting intrested in her dry food again...
i make her a mash every morning and I think that's why she eats it in the morning. But later through the day she stops eating from it. Although she does have a empty crop at night she still poops out solid which makes me think she might be eating through the day just not enough. But for some...
Hi everyone, I thought I should update today because I think it has been a week since I last updated. My silkie has only been starring to eat in the mornings but when I check her at night she feels completely empty. I see her eat in the mornings so I know she eats some. She isn't acting...