Tara123 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 From worrying so much. After reading the 'grass' post I have now changed there house around. I have made them some perches using a similar idea to the eglu, where i have made a block of bars for them to perch on with 2 small cat litter trays underneath filled with hemcore in, but now I'm worried they will get there heads stuck in between the bars, lol They also now have a small area of straw for egg laying instead of hay And finally I'm now also worried that Daisy's crop looks rather big after her pasta, rice and sweetcorn earlier today it has become much larger than normal after a feed. I will check to see if its gone down in the morning but after using hay for the last 2 weeks, which I didn't know you shouldn't use, I'm worried that I've caused her to get a blockage as I know they've been eating it Daisy looking very full up! Please ignore the dates, I keep forgetting to sort out my camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 bless you, you sound just like me! I do worry about my girls and I can totally empathise, I'll give you about 2 months and you'll have chilled a bit more by then xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara123 Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 I'll give you about 2 months and you'll have chilled a bit more by then 2 MONTHS!!! Will it really take me that long, lol. I think I will need to see a doctor before then, lol Having babies is so much easier than keeping chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I'm sure she will be fine Tara. Check her crop in the morning and i bet it will have gone down. You wouldn't be a good chicken mummy if you didn't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Ithink you"ll be fine, you should see my girls after our next door neighbour gives them spagettii and stuff, they walk about looking very "busty"!!! for the day, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 If she is still eating then you probably have nothing to worry about Tara. Am terribly impressed that you made them some perches. I wouldn't have a clue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 i give mine leftovers from pretty much every meal and they get enourmous crops but they seem fine again after a kip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I'm sure it's just coincidence - you fed them lots of pasta, then read about the hay possibly causing impacted crops! It's natural to worry, we all did at first I think. As time goes on you will get a lot more relaxed about it. I have kept cats all my life, and so if mine gets injured, sneezes, throws up or goes off his food it doesn't cause me any worries - I will know if it's something serious or not. Just use your instincts, you will get to know what is normal for your chickens, and soon spot anything wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
