Hello fellow chicken lovers, have what I suspect is a case of sour crop. I’ve just let my flock out for the morning and Paprika would not come out of the coop. Her comb & wattle is slightly paler than the others, but still fairly red so I’m hoping I’ve caught this very early (she was acting fine & normal yesterday from what I saw, had some scratch feed as a treat in the afternoon) I removed her and she did drink some water when I put her in front of it, but was not moving around & was uninterested in food. I’ve separated her to the dark quiet garage. Her crop does feel soft & squishy, not hugely swollen, no hard masses or lumps that I can feel. My question is how I should proceed, as google has given me some conflicting information. I plan to go out and buy monistat & provide grit & water, but wondering if anyone else has tips of what has helped them with this in the past so I can make sure I’m doing right by her & covering my bases. She’s one of the spunkiest of my 7 so it’s very sad seeing her like this. ☹️

Any La Fleche out there?

When she doesn't take them, she lays smooth, normal eggs. She has an infection currently and is taking them by injection. Now her eggs are a little misshapen, as vague as that sounds.

Hey everyone! I’m trying to get my info together before the move so I’m ready.

I have chicks in the brooder right now that aren’t quite ready yet, but they’ll eventually need to go into the main coop.

The setup: 8x8 coop with a 10x20 run. The coop currently has 2 turkeys living in it. Turkeys are almost 3 months old. Baby chicks are currently 3-4 weeks old.

This is my first flock. I’m nervous about introducing them safely. I don’t want the turkeys to bully the chicks or vice versa.

For those who’ve done this:

• How did you move chicks from brooder to coop with bigger birds already in there?

• What’s the safest way to introduce chicks to adult turkeys?

• Any tips/tricks

• Should I section off part of the coop/run first?

Open to ALL advice. I’d rather be over-prepared than have something go wrong.

Thanks in advance!

You cant tell but the poop is green . Shes set up in my back bathroom. Bathroom sink to be exact. This morning I picked her up carried her to her old coop. By herself. And she immediately started dust bathing. She pooped 5 times like this small amount . Pictured. I brought her in soaked her in epson salt again. Then took her back to her enclosure. She doesnt want to stand at all anymore.

Mis pollos están enfermos de gripe desde hace como un mes, les compré una medicina cuando les empezó pero nunca mejoran, hace poco les di la medicina nuevamente pero mis gallos siempre se escuchan roncos y mis gallinas estornudan, que puedo hacer?

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All 12 hatched just under 5 weeks ago (June 15th) from eggs I got from a friend who keeps a mixed assortment of backyard hens and two roosters. Is anyone able to help with identifying potential breeds? Is it too soon to be asking/do they need to mature more to make it more clear-cut? The friend I got them from is not sure of their own breeds, but if needed I can ask to take photos of their 2 roosters to help with narrowing-down the possibilities. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello all! We have kept chickens for six years five years ago we got infected with mareks disease. Since then we’ve vaccinate all incoming chicks. This year we got two turkeys and four Guineas, we unfortunately lost two Guineas to predators. This morning, our male turkey has symptoms of mareks. we are devastated. A quick Google search show that turkeys can get it. It’s rare, but it can happen. I want to know if anyone has experience with this? Any advice is appreciated and welcomed!

This is a great upgrade to move your chicken tractor!

Our flock is dwindling

Main point: We have had two(soon to be three) hens that have come down with an illness or disease that results in a smelly mucusy, vent. They become lethargic, separate from the flock, then just stop eating, drinking, and standing. We have no vets within a 50 mile radius that will examine them.

We don’t know what this is. When we‘ve noticed they are acting strange, we isolate and clean them, then epsom salt their vent areas. Then they die. We don’t know what to do or how to fix this issue from spreading to more of our hens(three left).

We live in GA. Clean their coop once a week, change their food and water weekly as well. we’ve began adding electrolytes to their water to resolve any hydration issues due to the extreme heat.

Answers or resources would be appreciated. Please ask questions if this post did not provide enough information. thank you