My 2 year old sapphire gem hen, Goosey, has had many problems this year. In April, we were told by a vet, after removing quite a large amount of ascites fluid from her abdomen, that she most likely has cancer, as well as a broken chest bone that we didn't even notice and have no idea when it...
I have 2 sick hens - see backround info below. One seems very sick, won't stand up, eat, or drink. I made a vet appt - BUT the earliest I can get is 4 days away, so I'm trying alternate home treatment.
I have a flock of 6 hens in my backyard, 2-3 years old & all different breeds. We live in an...
Is this sour crop? It’s very squishy.. I’ve been massaging it every hour or so.. I went out of town and came back to this. Poor chick seems so uncomfortable, you can see she’s puffed out and her head is tucked in. I’ve separated her and have been giving her water only.. she also has pretty green...
Hello!! Regarding my BR that has not seemed to be doing well, I have discovered her crop is definitely impacted. It is about the size of a tennis ball, hard as a rock, and not emptying at night. I could not induce vomiting, and I don’t want to try again as the mass in her crop feels quite large...
Lavender Orpington, a little over 1 year old, not sure on exact weight but she's lighter than normal. We think she's started to lose weight due to the blockage.
For the past week she's been lethargic and even falling asleep while standing up when she's outside free-ranging.
I noticed her acting...
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While checking my chickens' crops, I found that one had a very squishy crop compared to the others. I hadn't noticed before because she acts perfectly fine, but now I'm concerned after looking it up. I went back in the morning to check if it was empty and it did feel flatter. Does anyone...
Okay so i have 3 big problems rn.
So I went to collect the eggs and noticed my 10 year old barred rock chicken combs was in a weird position on the ground, looking very tired, breathing irregular, and the position she had was almost like she wanted to lay an egg. Her crop was empty so I took...
I’m really scared that my 6 week old ducks have sour crop. Their breath does smell foul, their excretions are runny, they don’t seem to have the appetite they once had, and their chests are squishy. I feed them a chick starter food and I think I over feed them veggies (without enough grit). I...
Hi. I had a 5 1/2 month old Australorp hen today that was acting lethargic, sitting in the run while others were out free ranging, not eating melon (she LOVES melons), etc. Her crop was very squishy, so I assumed she had a sour crop and proceeded to very, very gently induce vomiting, gently...
My chicken has impacted crop that I believe has turned into sour crop (a little smelly) I have massaged and massaged and it doesn't seem to be working. I read that a chicken like this should have no access to food as it can make it worse. So yesterday I took away her food and put her in a cage...
We took our chicken with sour crop to a new bird vet and she hydrated our chicken then sent her home with antibiotics and liquid food. Isn’t sour crop a yeast bloom and doesn’t she likely have a blockage so wouldn’t require food? I wasn’t able to ask these questions because my husband took her...
Hello, my girlfriend's chicken, a three month old Buff Orpington, has what we believe to be sour crop. This is the second day of her showing symptoms (lethargy, not eating and barely drinking, swollen crop). We have been trying to feed it Greek yogurt, but she just refuses to eat it no matter...
I noticed my EE was looking a little puffy and moving slow this morning so I did a Corid Drench then added a little to water. Her crop seemed to have a slight squish that I could feel, is sour crop a possibility? I added a pic of her and her recent droppings. Thanks you
I have a long story but RIGHT NOW I have a very sick chicken battling what I think to be SOUR CROP please help
I will keep it to the pertinent details.
1. i got a flock of 10 “laying” 6 month old birds from a guy off Craigslist, bad idea, now I know...this man was not a bird man. He culled...
I have a 7 week old silver laced barnevelder that I thought had sour crop. I brought her in this morning after taking the food away all night last night. I found a YouTube video of a mix of some herbs and lemon juice and water. I syringed it to her a couple times, by the end of the afternoon...
Hi BYC community. I have a chicken with an impacted crop. I've been trying to get the impaction to pass, but I'm having a hard time. Massaging the crop and a mild laxative called Dulcolax aren't working. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I think I'm getting to the point where crop surgery...
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One of my hens has been suffering with what I believe to be sour crop for well over a month now 5 weeks or so.
At first I thought it could be coccidiosis so I was about to treat her for this however 4 days into her feeling unwell I smelt the sour breath and immediately knew it had to be...
I noticed one of our hens not eating and lethargic after going through a broody spell. I kept an eye on her and noticed that she would come running when I gave the other girls a treat, but she would just look at the food and would pick at the food but not pick it up. A chicken farmer in my...
I have a strong feeling the speckled Sussex chicks from where we got them are somewhat not doing well as other breeds.
I lost one due to my faults and hubby didn’t want to see me suffer emotionally so he got home yesterday’s afternoon with another chick. Immediately, I’ve noticed she was very...
Opened the coop this morning and 26 of my 27 four week old littles came pouring out. One however was in a corner, head down eyes closed, breathing heavily. Immediately she was social distanced into the insulated brooder next to the woodstove. Picking her up I noticed her crop was still half full...