Another remedy for slow/impacted crop problems

I give my dog a slippery elm product daily for acid reflux. Slippery elm helps to soothe the gi tract. When mixed with water it creates a gel that coats the esophagus and GI tract. I will have to bookmark this article for future references. Hopefully it's not needed, but I've had a few chickens with crop issues over the years.

An interesting, well presented and concise article. Am I convinced it works? Not yet on the current evidence. It's difficult because one would need to demonstrate it works without any other medication or therapy such as massage for instance.
A test between plain coconut oil and slippery elm would be interesting.

Excellent!
Clear instructions and another treatment to be added to list! Thank you.

Excellent article. The instructions are very clear, including dosage. Thank you for sharing this experience.

I have bookmarked this for reference in case it ever comes up and ordered some slippery elm, to have on hand.

Simple, concise, and should be helpful to others facing crop issues in their flock.

Great article & good to know there’s an alternative to antibiotics at the vets in case treatment is needed during holidays, something to add to the chicken medicine cabinet methinks.
Thank you

This is a great article, on a subject of some importance given the number of posts one sees about crop problems. Clear and concise, with useful photos to illustrate the product being recommended, it also has links to other articles on the topic, and to a post by another person who has found that this natural remedy worked for their chicken too.

@lightm

Excellent article here @lightm! Slippery Elm is a wonderful anti-inflammatory and a GI tract stimulator, you've got a great vet to have suggested using this herb. I am definitely adding it to my arsenal of meds!!

Another remedy for slow/impacted crop problems

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