Swollen Craw Help

[MimiVC]

One of our chicks has a side of her craw larger than the other? What causes this? What do we do for her? She is 6 weeks old.

 

[rosemarythyme]

The crop sits on one side of the chest, that's why it's lopsided. That sucker is FULL. Main concern would be something like impaction, but I see that corn cob there and wonder if it just ate a lot. As long as the chick is active and you see the crop empty as well as full, I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[MimiVC]

Thanks for the reply, but no it’s not emptying just getting bigger, What do we do? Can we help the craw empty?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Does it feel hard? Mushy? Any bad odor?

 

[Dephora]

My chicks all look like that one after I let them do some free ranging, they come in with balloons on their chest. Just be sure to give them grit and they go down by morning. Chicks are little pigs.

How many days has it been like that? If you are really concerned separate that one and withhold food until it goes down. Still offer grit of course. I would also offer probiotic chick water. I know some people help their chicken to regurgitate but to me, that isn't really fixing the issue that made the sour crop in the first place. I wouldn't do that unless you absolutely had to.