Late coming back to this post (still getting the hang of this forum and didn't even know someone had responded to me!)...
Anyway, the monistat totally did the trick for my girl! She was good as gold in about 2 days! And yes, Sunflowergirl, her crop felt like a water balloon.
I am very glad to...
I am so glad to have found this thread! I am new to chickens and have 8 chicks that are 6 weeks old today. One of them has exactly what is described here ("water balloon" appearance of chest) and I was about to post a pic of her and shout for help! I will try the Monistat suppositories, although...