sour croup

Hi everyone, I have a 9 month old silkie hen that I noticed was quite lethargic yesterday. After feeling her crop, I realized it was bloated, so I've been treating her for sour crop with some crop massaging/coconut oil + 2x daily miconazole. I haven't noticed any improvement, but it's also only...

Hello all. I am in desperate need of help. Last Friday, my family and I moved to a different state. I brought my 3 hens in a dog crate and they seemed to do reasonably well but I know changing their environment can be stressful so I don't know if this is what trigger all of this... On Tuesday...

Hi everyone, I am a teacher and know nothing about raising chicks. My school hatched some eggs, one was taking way over 24 hours and I helped it ( I then read online that I shouldn’t have).In any case this chick is now 6 weeks old with a crooked neck and bald patches. He eats and grows well but...

Being a novice chicken owner my husband misdiagnosed our Cochin as getting fat when in actuality it turned out she had sour crop. She was acting normal but had a flabby chest area and unfortunately she stayed like this for possible two months or more. I did not find anything on the site for...