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GlicksChicks
Songster
04/22/24 Hen Update
I have started trying epsom salt flushing for my hen's crop issues. That is paired with only feeding her chick feed and giving her Poly-Vi-Sol, Vet-R-X, and ACV.
When I massaged her crop before I gave her some epsom salt, she done something like a burp, twice, and it felt like her crop shrunk a little bit. It also smelled bad, so I think she has some gases building up in her crop. Is that normal for sour crop and/or does it mean that she is getting worse?
Also when I just touched her beak to start to open it to give her the epsom salt water, she up-chucked all over me. It came out like a waterfall and there were a couple small pieces of plants in it.
The pictures I attached are pictures of her currently.
Picture 1 is her back feathers, which I think do not look like healthy feathers, does anyone know why they look like this?
Picture 2 is of her face. You can see that she looks aware and her comb is not as pale as it has been before.
Picture 3 is of her vent. Is it normal for it to be so pale on the inside of the vent? And are chicken's vents supposed to move when they breathe because her vent does not move when she breathes. Are these further signs of reproductive issues? I have been told that she could have reproductive issues, so I want to make sure.
Thank you for your help!
I have started trying epsom salt flushing for my hen's crop issues. That is paired with only feeding her chick feed and giving her Poly-Vi-Sol, Vet-R-X, and ACV.
When I massaged her crop before I gave her some epsom salt, she done something like a burp, twice, and it felt like her crop shrunk a little bit. It also smelled bad, so I think she has some gases building up in her crop. Is that normal for sour crop and/or does it mean that she is getting worse?
Also when I just touched her beak to start to open it to give her the epsom salt water, she up-chucked all over me. It came out like a waterfall and there were a couple small pieces of plants in it.
The pictures I attached are pictures of her currently.
Picture 1 is her back feathers, which I think do not look like healthy feathers, does anyone know why they look like this?
Picture 2 is of her face. You can see that she looks aware and her comb is not as pale as it has been before.
Picture 3 is of her vent. Is it normal for it to be so pale on the inside of the vent? And are chicken's vents supposed to move when they breathe because her vent does not move when she breathes. Are these further signs of reproductive issues? I have been told that she could have reproductive issues, so I want to make sure.
Thank you for your help!