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Sometimes you just can't fix things and have to let nature take her course.I've decided to quit force feeding her and medicating her. She will either get better or die.
I am going through this with my EE hen Rachel. The Monistat seems to have cured the yeast infection, but she's been very slow in returning to eating.
Not eating is certainly the first sign of sour crop. Does his crop feel full and squishy? If it is full, you can give him some relief by holding him with his head pointing at the ground, and gently squeeze the crop to expel the contents. I waited too long to do this with Rachel, kind of learning as we went. Make sure he has plenty of fresh water as he'll be thirsty. I found that it did no good to try to force food down Rachel. It seemed to just make her more miserable.
I didn't read the thread very well, and I only dosed Rachel once a day, but I did get all nine doses of the Monistat down her over as many days. Now she is very slowly eating again, but very little. She seems to be filling her crop with grit. It feels small and hard now, not normal yet. I massage her crop a couple times a day to try to stimulate it to move stuff through.
That's all I can offer. I still don't know if she'll start eating enough again to survive. She feels as though she can't weigh more than a pound and a half or two.
Report back here and let us know how you're making out with your rooster. I can at least offer you moral support.