Jen Tevyaw
In the Brooder
- May 20, 2021
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Help! This morning I would my 2 year old hen looking very lethargic. At first I thought she might be egg bound so I gave her an epsom salt bath and checked around her vent. It had a bit of yellow discharge. It did not feel swollen though and I could not feel an egg. As I was lift her out of the water a tiny bit of brown liquid dribbled out of her mouth. I quarantined her with a water dish. When I checked on her 3 1/2 hours later her chest was very swollen. I read up on impacted crop and sour crop. She has eaten quite a bit of long grass in the last few days. I tried massaging her crop for a few seconds and then I picked her up and she vomited a lot of brown (yet somewhat clear) liquid with NO ODOR- not sour smelling at all. Probably at least 1/2 cup. She did not seem well afterwards (had trouble standing and was gurgling). I was worried she had aspirated the liquid. I tried calling vets in my area but none treat chickens (we live in a rural area). I left her with a blanket over her cage for an hour and when I went back she had perked up and seemed more alert. I let her walk around a bit outside for 10-15 mins. She didn't eat anything just pecked a bit at the dirt. When I picked her back up she vomited more of the same odorless brown liquid. I decided to bring her in the house just now for the night, she vomited again when I picked her up and massage her crop.
Any suggestions of what this could be and what else I can do?? The fluid seems to be building up very quickly without her drinking liquid...
Any suggestions of what this could be and what else I can do?? The fluid seems to be building up very quickly without her drinking liquid...