Update following my post last week: We tried the coconut oil on our 3 week old chick at it works!!
We gave it to her first thing in the morning Friday with a little chick crumb (separate from other chicks) and followed with gentle circular crop massage 30 minutes after, repeated twice again...
Hello all! We're a first time chick keeping family having (unexpectedly) rescued 1-2 week old hatchlings from a school egg hatching scheme. We have four females (we're suburban, so we cannot keep roosters). They're set up in an open top cardboard box brooder, with access to a dog cage "run"...
Hi, thank you, this information is so helpful! I have a 3 week old chick with an impacted crop. Thanks to your article I can rule out sour crop (though will watch for this). Will try the oil and massage as soon as she wakes up in a few hours 🤞