Hello!
I'm having trouble with cats where my crops are, so I'm building a huge cage with chicken wire to protect them (3x10 meters x 2 meter tall). I had the beautiful idea to put a small coop with about 6-10 quails inside the cage. They will help me solve my "mealybugs" or "woodlouse" problem...
Afternoon all
I have a wyndotte who first looked like she was molting, but is very thin and losing feathers-- and has a very hard gigantic crop that i just felt today. Its full of grit. Likely oyster shell. I dont know if she is eating or drinking right now, she is in a coop with 20 hens and...
Crops And Their Story
Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treating Crop Issues
The Crop. Just what IS a Crop, what do they do and why do birds have them?
Anatomy of a Crop:
The Crop is a muscular pouch located on the right side of a birds lower neck or upper breast area. All birds have them. Chickens...