Hi all,
I have two 7 month old Easter Egger hens. This afternoon I gave them a hanging cabbage as a treat for the first time ever. Needless to say - they pretty much devoured the cabbage. When I went to put them up for the night I noticed one of them seems very uncomfortable. Sitting on the roost (2x4) with wings out to her side and her crop is huge (at least the size of a softball). She is stretching her head up almost like its difficult for her to breath.
Not sure what I should do if anything. This is what I was thinking for the evening...
Bring her inside so I can monitor her and isolate her from her sister, give a few drops of water every so often to make sure the huge bulk of cabbage is staying moist to hopefully pass little by little.
What I thought about but didnt think its a good idea:
Trying to retrieve some of the cabbage through her mouth - like with a hemastat or forceps
Giving drops of olive oil
Massaging the crop
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
I have two 7 month old Easter Egger hens. This afternoon I gave them a hanging cabbage as a treat for the first time ever. Needless to say - they pretty much devoured the cabbage. When I went to put them up for the night I noticed one of them seems very uncomfortable. Sitting on the roost (2x4) with wings out to her side and her crop is huge (at least the size of a softball). She is stretching her head up almost like its difficult for her to breath.
Not sure what I should do if anything. This is what I was thinking for the evening...
Bring her inside so I can monitor her and isolate her from her sister, give a few drops of water every so often to make sure the huge bulk of cabbage is staying moist to hopefully pass little by little.
What I thought about but didnt think its a good idea:
Trying to retrieve some of the cabbage through her mouth - like with a hemastat or forceps
Giving drops of olive oil
Massaging the crop
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks