Sour Crop Advice

[Ally939]

Hey y’all, my hen has sour crop(we are pretty sure) however after a 24 hour period without food her crop still has not emptied and is squishy. She picking at food right now but is not eating a whole lot. Should we just keep on waiting this out and giving scrambled eggs or is there anything else we should be doing? Thanks in advance for the help

 

[Ally939]

Hey y’all, my hen has sour crop(we are pretty sure) however after a 24 hour period without food her crop still has not emptied and is squishy. She picking at food right now but is not eating a whole lot. Should we just keep on waiting this out and giving scrambled eggs or is there anything else we should be doing? Thanks in advance for the help

Also we are currently giving clotrimazole cream but she is being difficult about taking it.

 

[Reke]

hi, I heard you can give Canasten vaginal pressaries and cut it to 1/4, give orally twice a day for 9-10 days while massaging the crop upwards to gently drain. Most comments said this helped the most.

 

[Mae9040]

hi, I heard you can give Canasten vaginal pressaries and cut it to 1/4, give orally twice a day for 9-10 days while massaging the crop upwards to gently drain. Most comments said this helped the most.

Thank you, I currently have a hen with sour crop who vomits brown fluid every time I pick her up. I gently massage her crop and the liquid flows out. Been giving her a large pea size amount of monistat, she eats off my finger, for 2 full days, not better yet. Hope you’re right, will continue treatment until she improves.

 

[Mae9040]

Thank you, I currently have a hen with sour crop who vomits brown fluid every time I pick her up. I gently massage her crop and the liquid flows out. Been giving her a large pea size amount of monistat, she eats off my finger, for 2 full days, not better yet. Hope you’re right, will continue treatment until she

Hey y’all, my hen has sour crop(we are pretty sure) however after a 24 hour period without food her crop still has not emptied and is squishy. She picking at food right now but is not eating a whole lot. Should we just keep on waiting this out and giving scrambled eggs or is there anything else we should be doing? Thanks in advance for the help

I just went through this, I massaged her crop while holding her head down and she vomited brown liquid for a couple of days, this is not recommended as the hen can aspirate fluid into her lungs, however, I felt that she needed immediate attention. I also gave her a large pea sized amount of monistat three times a day for 4 days, which she ate off my finger. I took her to the vet on day 4 and vet said she her crop was normal. Day 5 morning crop was flat. Hope this helps.