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    I'm pretty sure my hen has sour crop, need advice

    OK - my girl is all better. Thank you again for the advise. Such a blessing!
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    I'm pretty sure my hen has sour crop, need advice

    OK - this am her crop went down almost 1/2 from last night. More of a firmer, squish ball feeling. She ate all her soft food today and it's all bloated again. She will not "burp" up anything since yesterday. She seems more alert than yesterday though. Took the soft food away for the evening...
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    I'm pretty sure my hen has sour crop, need advice

    Ah, that makes much more sense. So probiotics not the yogurt itself. Excellent advise - thank you!
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    I'm pretty sure my hen has sour crop, need advice

    WOW thank you!!! Question - I've read on several "vet" sites not to give them yogurts due to the mucus causing effect which interrupts the healing in the crop. Thoughts? This is our first rodeo with the sour crop so trying figure out which therapies work the best.
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    I'm pretty sure my hen has sour crop, need advice

    We just noticed a young hen tonight with this problem. The football hold and "burping" was spot on advise. Now we've isolated her and giving water w/ organic apple cider vinegar. Will repeat 3x tomorrow and add some soft food back in. Any other advise? So hard to see them not well :(
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    HELP! New chick is staggering, vent is pulsating/throbbing and very lethargic

    One of our 4 day old specked sussex chicks is having problems. Realized it was very lathargic and staggering. When I picked it up it's vent was throbbing/pulsating. Separated it from the other chicks and found that it wasn't pooping. It didn't have paste on the outside but thought it might...
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    Chick problem - throbbing, pulsating vent, staggering, not eating

    One of our 4 day old specked sussex chicks is having problems. Realized it was very lathargic and staggering. When I picked it up it's vent was throbbing/pulsating. Separated it from the other chicks and found that it wasn't pooping. It didn't have paste on the outside but thought it might...
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