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The only way to know for sure about worms is a fecal. And sometimes you can get a false negative on that if it hits perfectly in the life cycle, I'm not really sure how often that happens, but have heard of it happening. But that is the best way to know. They are not always visible in the...

If all is normal, food generally passes through fairly quickly. It seems like she has something going on farther down. You could try worming, to see if that gets things moving. I've had birds with blockages from worms, I had one that didn't start moving things through normally for a week...

I would monitor her crop, feed only water soluble foods and water, nothing fiberous or hard to digest. If getting a fecal test is doable for you, I would do that, rule parasites in or out as a possible contributor. I would get a weight on her and weigh her regularly, make sure she's not losing...

Sometimes when a bird has a crop issue and stays stretched out, it can be permanent and is called pendulous crop. The muscle stretches out, and usually doesn't ever return to it's original condition. That can make it hard for the contents to empty out properly. Sometimes it's caused by a...