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    Undersized Chicks at 18 Weeks

    I lost another one on October 16. She had a serious crop issue that I was unable to control. Tried probiotics, anti-fungal, crop bra... Out of the original six, I have four. Recently, a friend who is having kidney transplant surgery gave me the two pullets he got last spring. The serious...
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    Is it time to say goodbye?

    Sorry to say she did not. When I put the crop bra on her as loose as I could and still lift it, she just closed her eyes, obviously uncomfortable—like it was pressing on her windpipe. I decided to take it off and let her be in her favorite place—my garden. Her end was quick and, I think...
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    Is it time to say goodbye?

    I put it in her and the lower strap wouldn’t stay closed so I had to safety pen it. She hasn’t figured it out and her crop is so huge it may be more uncomfortable for her. Going back out to check on her now.
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    Is it time to say goodbye?

    I made one just a while ago and will see if it helps. I’m going out to put it on shortly. This is so agonizing.
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    Comment by 'SmallStep' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    Doesn’t seem like it did empty.
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    Is it time to say goodbye?

    My free range area is big and diverse. I don’t think it would stay on. I’m integrating these pullets with my 4.5-year olds. It’s a stressful time under the best of circumstances. And maybe this sounds cold, but I just don’t think I want to manage that along with all the other things going on.
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    Is it time to say goodbye?

    This girl started having issues with enlarged crop the last week in September. I withheld food for 24 hours serving only water. I vomited her successfully a few times. By the weekend of Oct. 3rd and 4th she seemed to be ok. I left my chickens in care of a neighbor while on vacation for 6 days...
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    Comment by 'SmallStep' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    This is a picture of my girl this morning before any food except a bit they’ve scratched into the ground. At this point she’s had 5 doses of Miconazole. It doesn’t seem to have had any effect.
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    Comment by 'SmallStep' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    Would you isolate her from the other hens? I’m in the process of integrating pullets with 4.5 year old hens. That’s stressful. So far I’ve separated her.
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    Comment by 'SmallStep' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    Ok. Thanks. The 1/2 inch measurement with the cream: is that as measured with the applicator that comes in the box or straight out of the tube? The volume if measuring with the cream in the applicator is quite a bit more because of the diameter of the applicator.
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    Comment by 'SmallStep' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    Great article. Very helpful. The only thing I’d include is how much feed (Volume) you should be giving with each dose of the miconazole cream.
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    Possible Sour Crop?

    In my way to get the cream. You didn’t mention prescribed amount of actual food on the two feedings. I’d think I would not feed much since she’s still not processing but I wanted to check. She had some regular looking poops overnight but her crop still looks full.
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    Possible Sour Crop?

    I’m so sorry. I totally missed that link. It’s been upsetting.
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    Possible Sour Crop?

    I just searched this and found that one woman used the exact same thing and she cut one suppository into six pieces. She dosed 1-2 times a day, hiding it in yogurt. She also said straight into the beak was well-tolerated by her bird. What do you do? And how long do you continue it?
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    Possible Sour Crop?

    Just went and looked on Walmart website. They have an Equate 3-day treatment combination pack. It looks like a suppository. Would I place that in her vent?
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