Strange clear mucus?

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Jacinta

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Strange clear mucus?
« on: April 17, 2011, 22:28 »
Hello, i picked my ladies up today and they are very spirited and full of fun.  About half an hour after i put them in their coop, they all came out and had a good drink.  One of them tipped it's head forward after and a clear liquid came out of it's nose/mouth, it pecked at it and went about it's business again.  Is this it vomiting?  I'm one day in to chicken keeping and although it seemed odd to me the chicken didn't seem to mind!  Could it have just gulped to much water in one go?

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Casey76

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Re: Strange clear mucus?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 07:58 »
Chickens can't physically vomit like humans can.

It is probably as you suggested, too much water in the crop, and as she dropped her head, the excess came out ;)

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Re: Strange clear mucus?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 10:23 »
Thank you!


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