[alotment shed]

my chicken is being sick is this normal ?  also i have noticed its beek  is sort at top but verry long at bottom ...   shes a strange hen ?   ......

[too many girls]

she may have had her beak clipped, unless it's drastically different it shouldn't be a problem, as for her being sick, could it be an impacted crop? someone with more knowledge will tell you for sure, you may have to wait till morning, they are all in bed now, i'm only up cos i've got ducklings in the incy....................

[alotment shed]

how much did you pay for your incubator ? im looking to get one but cant seem to find one under 60 pound . can you find them cheap or not ?

[too many girls]

err, i bought the covatutto 16 new from e-bay for £35  the sellar was ascot sales,  they have a very good follow up service, you could try them, my son Sam made the big one as part of a project at school, it's huge, but seems to do the job.
 i thought you were worried about your hen?

[poultrygeist]

I think we ought to get your sick hen better first AS.

Does her crop seem very full and does it feel soft when you gently squeeze it ?

Does she feel warmer than the others under her wing ?

Are her poos normal looking ?

Is her comb normal colour ?

Does her breath smell bad ?

Are there any other symptoms ?

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

... and when you say 'being sick' do you mean vomiting ?

[poultrygeist]

Any updates on your sick hen ?

We want to try and help but need more info. 

Rob

[alotment shed]

yeah evry think seems fine crops fine no food jamed .shes eatting and drinking fine . just being sick it looks like spit like thick stuff ?

[Vember]

Any chance of a pic, bird & spit would be useful   When you say spit, is it clear?

[Kate and her Ducks]

Is sthere anything in the spit, particularly blood?

[poultrygeist]

Anything coming back out of her mouth is not good. It could be an infection which by now would probably have infected the rest.
A photo of all them (individually?) would help a lot.

I'm guessing a vet having a look at her would be out of you reach ?

Chickens tend to hide their illness by pretending to be normal so they don't get picked on. She might well have more problems than you can spot.

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

Sour crop is my guess !

[alotment shed]

there chicken went to vets cost 45 pound the vet the vet said it may have swolled somethink but it had ruptured sumthink in side and was eatting he thinks the chicken got put down. rip hen

[Kate and her Ducks]

Sorry about your girl. At least she is not suffering now. The vet was the right thing for her.

[poultrygeist]

Agreed kate. Well done for taking to the vets.

Might be worth checking the run for any small bits. Ours will try to eat anything.

Rob