Chicken with bloated crop

[azhnasa]

Hello friends,
I have a chicken who is not feeling well and doesn't eat or drink. She mostly just stands in a corner. This morning I heard a gargling sound from her mouth. I put some soft pressure on her belly ( crop ) and a lot of clear brown water came out of her mouth. It did not help with her condition though. It seems that she has some digestion problem. Can anyone tell me what this can be and how I can save this chick ? She is getting weaker. I need to get her to eat and drink. Is there a solution for digestion problem ?
Thanks.

 

[coach723]

Do you know how old the bird is? Whether she was laying and when she last laid?
Crop problems can be caused by many different things, so it can take some deduction to get it narrowed down. This may help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ntion-and-treatments-of-crop-disorders.67194/

 

[micstrachan]

Yes, agreed. Crop problems can stem from many things. If she were mine, I’d probably treat the crop first a d go from there. I’ve had two develop doughy crop just from eating feathers, and it was easily treatable.

 

[Henriettamom919]

Is there a foul smell to her breath and is she belching at all? Does she have access to grit?

 

[azhnasa]

Thank you. She was laying egg up until a few days ago.
Not sure how old she is, as I adopted her from a neighbor.

 

[Henriettamom919]

Thank you. She was laying egg up until a few days ago.
Not sure how old she is, as I adopted her from a neighbor.

Was she laying when you got her?

 

[azhnasa]

Yes, she was laying egg when I got her 6 weeks ago. She has access to grit. No, she does not belch and there is no foul smell in her breath.

 

[coach723]

What do droppings look like- pictures are sometimes helpful? She has laid eggs while you have had her? Do you know how old she is? Has she ever been wormed, or had a fecal to test for internal parasites? Does she have access to grit?
I would not feed anything right now except water soluble foods in very small amounts (regular chicken feed mixed in water), if she has a blockage then adding more to it will not help. Crate her, make sure she's taking in fluids, see what her droppings look like. If you can get a fecal test done, that would be good, might rule out parasites as an issue. Check her crop throughout the day to see if it goes down at all, or gets worse. Where are you in the world, generally? Helps in making recommendations.

 

[azhnasa]

I am in San Francisco area.
She has not eaten that much for 2 days so she hasn't pooped. But she had diarrhea the day before that. Yes, she was laying egg every day.
I have 8 other chickens. I have had chickens for many years. But I never had this problem.

 

[micstrachan]

I am in San Francisco area.

Me, too! Where are you exactly? I’m in unincorporated Los Gatos, in the “mountains” (foothills, really). Very rustic, but with access to big city amenities and just a quick drive to the beach!