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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Truffles was actually a pretty active hen, somewhere in the middle of the pecking order. I really don’t know what caused her sour crop. By the time I realized something was wrong it was already pendulous . So I now check my girls a lot more regularly. I hope that if this happens again I can...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    She was a beautiful hen. I was alsways afraid truffles would aspirate when I tried emptying her crop. We eventually stopped. She started roosting on top of the nesting boxes so when she laid down, her crop would be propped up more than when it was hanging down while up on the roosting bar, so...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    I agree. We lost another hen in Oct from salpingitis or egg yolk peritonitis. She suffered for a long time but hid it well. I kept trying to save her but her back end was always very messy and I noticed her bottom was large and hard and in the end she started having a hard time breathing...
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    This is a lash egg right?

    Thank you. It got to a point where I was just relieved she wasn’t suffering anymore. I also meant to add this link. It’s another thread on here that has some good info on trying to treat naturally...
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    This is a lash egg right?

    Hello! So this was an issue we were dealing with for over a year. Her first last egg was in June of 2024. I couldn’t find any vets who would see chickens or prescribe antibiotics for her at that time. So I tried natural things. I did garlic in the water, oregano oil and ACV in water. I was...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Thank you! I told her before she passed to have fun with her other sisters she had grown up with, Jellybean and Dozy, who passed last year from a dog attack. When the vet injected her with the sedative she did get scared but I held her in my arms (she hadn’t been letting me do that recently)...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Thank your for sharing. Truffles also adjusted well over the spring, summer, and fall to her pendulous crops. I had hoped she would stay that way. Then she went broody in Oct and because she was sitting for so long on the nest and not eating much her crop got so tiny. I was really hoping we...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    I appreciate you sharing your story with me.
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Thank you for all your responses. It’s such a nicer place here on this site than Facebook. Truffles is at peace now. I decided it was time. I took her to a vet and she passed in my arms, peacefully. Obviously it was a tough decision. She still wanted to eat and was trying to get around, but...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Thanks for your input. Did yours pass on her own or did you end up euthanizing? Truffles is still so fiesty but she can barely walk straight and I just know this will keep getting worse. I also don’t want her to waste away. I had taken her to a different vet back in Jan and Feb and they used...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Thank you. I know she is trying so hard and I want to keep trying with her, but it’s that darn crop that just keeps filling up. I think it probably is time to let her go. I just don’t see her crop staying at a reasonable size now that it’s been stretched so much larger. I appreciate your...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    Even support is appreciated. No she’s not. She just can’t walk well with all that weight on her chest. There has been a couple times that she’s put her head down to peck the ground and fluid has come back up because she is so full. You can see her take a min to try and swallow the rest then...
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    Sour crop question…is it time to euthanize?

    So I actually posted on here a few months back (in March I think) regarding my hen, Truffles, and her battle with sour/pendulous crop. I tried all the remedies I found online and some that were mentioned on this site. Truffles’ pendulous crop never did get better, but she seemed to adapt and...
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    Molting question.

    Thank you all so much! That was my thought, that since this molt has been her hardest one yet, she doesn’t feel great. She’s like our baby. She’s one of the oldest but after her accident in 2022, we had to carry her around when she couldn’t walk. She made such a beautiful recovery and lives a...
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    Molting question.

    I have checked her belly area and it is not bloated or feeling abnormal. Her poops the last few days have been pretty liquidy. I was able to get a picture of it last night. I was going to put her in a room in our barn (where we put our chicken when they are sick) for the night to see how she...
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