How long after miconazole should hen feel better from sour crop?

[jeighlynn]

My 6 year old hen, she is a Red Star, had impacted crop. We think we got that fixed as the hard lump was gone, she was doing better, then her crop got squishy. She started getting lethargic and stopped eating. We noticed her crop enlarged in the morning and feeling like a water balloon, so we are treating her for sour crop. She is have an occasional BM which is mostly urates with a little green diarrhea. She is in the house in a dog crate. I don't believe she is laying anymore. She did lay about a month ago, but it's been very sporadic the last year.

I have been messaging her crop but I'm not feeling it go down like it did before with the impaction. I started giving her the miconozole yesterday morning, so she has had 3 doses. I have noticed a head tick thing she does after I message the crop. She is still drinking and I am giving her Nutri Drench, I have been giving her Nutri Drench directly but today I just put it in her water. My question is how long until I see an improvement? And is it normal for the crop to not feel as though it's going down? It kind of feels like it it full of air, but she is not having a difficult time breathing. She has lost weight and is a little weak but she is standing of her own power and she goes to drink and she is alert and looks at you when you talk to her.

 

[Bawkbok]

I'm sorry your girl is feeling ill. I don't know the answer to your question about Miconazole. Someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly. In the interim, have you seen this article?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ow-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[jeighlynn]

I'm sorry your girl is feeling ill. I don't know the answer to your question about Miconazole. Someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly. In the interim, have you seen this article?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ow-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I have seen it. Thank you! I searched the different threads but couldn't find anything on how long and on the air feeling.

 

[Bawkbok]

I looked through my notes I've been collecting for some time and I found this for treating sour crop:
`Miconazole - you can use either the suppositories or the vaginal cream. Measure a quarter inch of suppository or half inch of the cream and give orally twice a day for seven days. Do not stop before the seven days are up or the yeast infection may return.
You can use either the 2% or 4% - treatment is the same for both strengths.
Following the treatment, offer fresh plain water and a boiled egg to get the crop operating again. You should also give probiotics to help the good microbes restore in the crop.
I would think you should see / feel improvement within a few days. Hope that helps.

 

[jeighlynn]

I looked through my notes I've been collecting for some time and I found this for treating sour crop:
`Miconazole - you can use either the suppositories or the vaginal cream. Measure a quarter inch of suppository or half inch of the cream and give orally twice a day for seven days. Do not stop before the seven days are up or the yeast infection may return.
You can use either the 2% or 4% - treatment is the same for both strengths.
Following the treatment, offer fresh plain water and a boiled egg to get the crop operating again. You should also give probiotics to help the good microbes restore in the crop.
I would think you should see / feel improvement within a few days. Hope that helps.

Thanks. I'll keep at it. I've been giving the 2% miconazole. Hoping to see an improvement soon...