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    Crop Worms

    Update 9/28 I’ve been crop feeding her at night and she’s free ranging during the day. Her crop was still doughy this morning. It almost feels like sand in a stress ball? She’s still lagging behind. Her appetite is there, but diminished. She enthusiastically ate strawberries today. Her crop...
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    Crop Worms

    Update 9/27 Crop fed raw egg yolks and fluids last night and hen was a wee bit perkier this morning. Crop still had full, doughy consistency this morning. My mind may be playing tricks, but it seemed the slightest bit smaller and maybe more fibrous? Perhaps I’m able to feel what I’m thinking is...
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    Crop Worms

    I’ll do this for sure. I don’t have bird food folks talk about using so was going to research recipes. I forgot to mention I gave her 1mL of nutridrench with her electrolyte water.
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    Crop Worms

    Update: I researched flushing crop and tube feeding. I was able to tube her and flush with epsom salt water. I massaged the watered down crop and am hopeful it will breakdown whatever is in there. I was able to draw out some of the crop contents. it didn’t have an odor and looked like watered...
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    Crop Worms

    @azygous I got tubing and a syringe. Is there a resource here on tube feeding i can follow? Thank you in advance!
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    Crop Worms

    I am willing to tube feed. She eont be able to go on much longer like this. I will get tubing and a syringe while in town today. I’ve been kneading the crop trying to breakup anything, but it seems very much like a dough ball with no identifiable masses to be broken up. I remove her water at...
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    Crop Worms

    I’ve got raw egg with coconut oil chunks and gel from stool softener capsule in there with her. Water available to her has supplements. She’s very disinterested in the food. She pecked around yesterday, but her appetite has decreased today. No vet around.
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    Crop Worms

    @azygous It has been doughy the last few mornings. This morning it was doughy as well. Feels like silly putty in a balloon. She’s been losing weight for two weeks now. I assumed it was worms, but haven’t seen any improvement with worming. Read all of the articles on crop ailments and have...
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    Crop Worms

    She’s not improving and I’m suspecting impacted crop based on full/doughy crop in the morning and the large pieces of undigested grass she’s pooping. I have been treating her for the past 3 days with coconut oil, massage, nystatin, and safeguard to cover both yeast and worms. She’s lost a lot...
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    Hen acting lethargic, drinking lots of water

    How did your hen fare? I’ve got an orp exhibiting similar things.
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    Crop Worms

    I have her separated and have water only in there with her. I’ve been feeding the flock Flock Raiser and Grower crumbles. The flock is completely free range on 2 acres with access to oyster shell. I’ve cut out all scratch. She has lost a good bit of weight. Her crop is full and squishy...
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    Crop Worms

    I have a 8mo old chocolate Orpington I am treating for worms. She’s lost a good deal of weight and been acting off/lethargic. Not eating as much as usual. Poop doesn’t have any blood. Crop hard/doughy first thing this morning. I’ve given her 1/4mL/lb safeguard as dewormer. Do I give it to her...
  13. FernhillMama

    Lethargic Hen / Undigested Poop

    So just lay off snacks and worm again? Her poop was more brown/runny this morning. I let her graze with the group, but she was still slow and hanging back. I weighed her for record keeping and to properly dose meds then let her sit in an Epsom bath spa. She seemed to enjoy it and the blow dry...
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    Lethargic Hen / Undigested Poop

    I throw out 3 way scratch to the flock in the morning and at night when we sit out there with the flock. Probably 2 cups in the AM and PM. I’ve got a flock of 32 - 20 hens, 2 roosters, 4 chicks, 4 pullets, 2 cockerels. My full sized breeds got 1 pea sized dose, bantams got a small pea size of...
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    Lethargic Hen / Undigested Poop

    My 8 mo old chocolate Orpington started acting lethargic this afternoon. She just isn’t herself-hanging back from the flock when she’s usually in the middle of everything, eating, but not vigorously as is her norm, standing still with eyes closed. My flock has been showing signs of weight loss...
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