VICountryGal
Hatching
- May 10, 2016
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This is my ~7 week old Blue Andalusion. Around 5 weeks I started to notice her left wing looked droopy or her right wing/ shoulder was pushed forward. Last night I picked her up to palpate and try to feel which shoulder was abnormal and I realized the issue wasn’t her shoulder but her crop was a big hard ball of what felt like little seeds or rocks in there. When I first noticed this she was in a brooder on pine shavings. She is currently outside on dirt and eating crumbles only. I am guessing she has an impacted crop from eating pine shavings? I immediately separated her and gave her watery scrambled eggs to eat and then massaged her crop. I could feel things moving a bit but after about 15 mins of massaging I let her be hoping by morning she would be better. However, this morning her crop looks the same but it is soft and feels like it is full of water. I can’t feel anything hard in there but it is still inflated. Is this normal or does it mean she is still impacted? Maybe she drank a bunch of water just prior to me checking on her? Or could it be inflamed/ swollen from my massage last night? Her keel is quite bony and protruding but the droppings in her bed looked normal so I feel like she is getting some nutrition? Any advice on what to do next?