How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with

azygous helped me out a lot with our hen who suddenly developed symptoms of sour crop. Our rescue bird went downhill and I had no clue what it was. Treating for symptoms of sour crop, we were able to save our bird. Thank you for this article that every chicken keeper should bookmark,

Thank you! I’ve never had a hen with this problem before now. The young Sussex I’ll be treating is one of my sweetest, and I hope she can recover.

Thank you for such a clear post that is understandable. I'm going over to the shops as soon as they open and start treatment this morning.

Very helpful, thanks.

Super helpful. Thank you!!

Really helpful guide

Great information.

Terrific knowledge, used the oil on my girl tonight. Hope she makes it. Your story was lovely

Very informative and clear explanations as to identifying various crop issues, & how to treat them.

Thanks so much for all the great info! I have a 5 month old BBB girl turkey with a pendulous crop, so I've been researching & trying the least impactful recommendations.

This is an informative article on crop issues - not just for when you have an emergency - but to educate every chickenkeeper on what can happen, what to look for, how they differ and how to treat each one.
We are lucky to have @azygous here - a great asset in our community. I have learned so much from her and am a better chickenkeeper for it.

I'm currently treating a hen with an impacted crop. I think that she may have underlying issues, but this article has helped me a ton in trying to give her some relief. Thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you very helpful

Exactly what i have been looking for !!!

Very helpful and informative article

Loved this article. Soo well done! One question I have through is what is the "crop drain"? The grains and food I feel in my chicken's crop, do they need to be placed in like a corner of the crop, near the "crop drain"? Like how will the massaging get rid of the food in her crop?
Thank you!!

Excellent read.
Loved it

Excellent article on how to deal with crop issues.

Incredibly informative!!

My hen suddenly had a crop full of fluid. I made the mistake of following the inversion advice and inverted her 3 times over 24 hours. Each time making her weaker and weaker. I took her to the UGA ER, which is costly just to be told to euthanize or an expense workup and CT scan. Not sure why they can’t to a simple X-ray to see what’s what inside. There are no exotic vets in my area can you believe that? I asked if I could take her home. They agreed. Said they’d give her fluids and send me with antibiotics. She’s been pretty sick before and has pulled through. But this might be the worst. Her comb color is still good. I’m will to do whatever. Can some one help me?