Gotalotofpetstoo
Songster
Mae is a 9 yr old blind Golden Comet. She's been a house chicken since she went blind about 4 months ago. We had to tube feeding (Kaytee's baby bird formula) and supplement her with vitamins for about 3-4 wks to get her back on her feet after going blind and being confused. She started eating on her own and was doing great, for a few months, so we stopped the tube feeding and the vitamins. Just last week she quit eating again, so we are tube feeding again and giving her the supplements again. But now we've noticed her crop isn't emptying completely. It is soft and squishy since we are tube feeding, and I don't feel anything hard in there either. I've been massaging it to try to break up/work down whatever could be blocking it, and it does go down some after I massage it, but still not completely. I've tried working it upwards in case it's sagging and not emptying fully and am considering getting a bra, but what else can I do to help her get back on track?
