jjorgie
In the Brooder
- Apr 11, 2016
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So I noticed about a month ago my hen was ill. I touched her crop and it felt like a water balloon. She started to get better, but I let her free range too soon and eat grain. Her crop started to bloat again. Last Thurday I help her vomit, then started a strict diet of only yogurt for about two days. I finally got her crop to fully empty! Her poops have started to return to normal and is on chick starter and is FINALLY drinking water all on her own (electrolytes and probiotic). Now along with sour crop I am dealing with mite and I am trying to help my hen get stronger. She looks better today, but I need to her iron up. With me still working on the sour crop, what can I also feed her for to help with being anemic. I have been dusting her to help get rid of the mites. She definitely had quite the picky appetite before, she wouldn't eat cooked eggs, only raw yolks. But today she ate the yogurt from a dropper all on her own. She seems to be mending, but I want to give her some extra help, but also take it slow to ensure the sour crop is better.