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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    My post on this thread was not soliciting advice for my hen, but responding to the OP. You jumped in and offered me advice, which I...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    I will gently note that it is as common to prolong suffering as to resolve it with continuing efforts to save an animal's life...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    I appreciate what you are trying to do. I just am not going to force her, weighing the cost to her against the slim chance of any...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    Wow, this is so helpful. Thank you. Ev never came back into production after she turned 4; I've never seen that in another hen; they...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    Do you have a link to the info you discovered and shared with your vet? You mention putting the digestive enzymes on food at a...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    Thanks, but I have an excellent poultry vet and trust her assessment that there is something more serious underlying, especially with...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sour crop.
    So sorry you are dealing with this. The first linked article, by Azygous, is as good advice as you are likely to receive. Crop stasis...
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    Thank you for this additional information. It must have been so hard for you to lose multiple birds, knowing the care you take. I recall...
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    Thanks for additional info; did you have her necropsied to confirm cause of death? It sounds as if you did. I have read that NPIP...
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    I agree with @Mrs. K Over the span of 2 1/2 years, losing three birds is not unusual. It's a pretty good rate, actually. Three deaths...
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    By "certified," I assume you mean NPIP? I have read that NPIP does not, in fact, mean ALV-free, as this is not one of the viruses for...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Crop motility ideas?.
    Worth exploring. These were chicks from Cackle Hatchery, which participates in the NPIP, though I have just read that does not guarantee...
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    Greetings, all. I am working with an excellent poultry vet, but we are stumped on what is troubling my 6-year-old speckled Sussex, Ev...
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    cate1124 replied to the thread Sluggish crop in older hen.
    Thank you; you have been so kind to me over the years with your responsiveness and expertise. Ev does not have palpable water belly...
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