Has anyone ever taken their hen to the Vet for sour crop?

[hayley3]

I'm taking mine today. Not sure if they can help. It says the Vet can flush out the crop...I wonder how they would do that. My vet is happy to see chickens, I feel very lucky. They have a rotating staff of vets, I think. But if they can flush the crop, I wonder if we could.

 

[nuthatched]

Most people treat it at home, though it's best to let the flush ir out so you don't aspirate your hen.

 

[hayley3]

Most people treat it at home, though it's best to let the flush ir out so you don't aspirate your hen.

I did have a hen years ago that had sour crop. She was old but I killed her doing that.
The last few days I've read, massage the crop, don't massage the crop, try to get them to vomit, don't try to get them to vomit...I'm giving the yeast cream twice a day but hers is not receding at all, even after not eating for 24 hours. I can barely tell she has sour crop, the smell is not bad but she has lost a LOT of weight. She has always been a sickly chicken and she's 5 years old.

 

[aart]

Is the vet an avian vet, with experience with chickens?
I hope they know what they're doing.
Let us know how it works out.

 

[nuthatched]

I did have a hen years ago that had sour crop. She was old but I killed her doing that.
The last few days I've read, massage the crop, don't massage the crop, try to get them to vomit, don't try to get them to vomit...I'm giving the yeast cream twice a day but hers is not receding at all, even after not eating for 24 hours. I can barely tell she has sour crop, the smell is not bad but she has lost a LOT of weight. She has always been a sickly chicken and she's 5 years old.

It could be a pendlous or slow crop, does it seem to hang lower than normal?