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

Excellent article. Very well explained and easy to understand.

Thank you so much for this article! I am on day 3 of the monistate and still my hens crop is not emptying. She is wanting to eat grit and sand. Could it be impacted gizzard? How do I help her if it is that? I am at my wits end.

Great article and information. Question is does this happen more in older chickens naturally or have you found it due more to non-free ranging chickens or maybe other reasons? Just wondering cause I have chickens my wife will make me keep forever because she has named them. LOL

I've lost a hen to this in the past and it is frustrating when you don't know what to do. I'm grateful for your time, expertise, and detailed instructions. Free egg breakfast whenever you're in town!!!

awesome article!! altho i dont have this issue atm, it is very clear and gives lots of good, helpful, information about diagnostics.

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.

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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

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

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