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    Ex-cage hen with slow (?) crop

    Started a course of nystatin and hoping that will do it. She is doing ok after crop emptied but of she eats and drinks a bit she still dribbles a little smelly liquid out. Not sure how long the nystatin takes to have an effect. Anybody here used it? Success?
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    Ex-cage hen with slow (?) crop

    Small update: her crop this afternoon was more like a balloon, which seemed much more likely to be on the way to sour crop. Trying isolating her now with just water ready to apply some sour crop treatment (probably oral gel/cream). Anyone think this is a good approach? For an ex-cage hen, are...
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    Ex-cage hen with slow (?) crop

    Hi, We have recently rescued hens from the cage system, each probably 1.5 years old. They have had normal minor issues settling pecking order, but are generally doing well. However, one has recently developed a crop issue. I have read through many excellent articles on...
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