Just want to be sure that folks realize you should never use anything with a "caine" pain reliever- I can see how you'd be tempted to do so, but benzocaine can kill a bird in a few minutes, so just wanted to mention that.
Excellent work. We've done two of those, but with less than satisfactory results. Both hens were in heavy molt. The first one's crop just quit--it wasn't really impacted, but full of mushed together layer feed. She rallied and was eating and drinking post surgery, but the next day, took a turn...