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    Sour Crop Not Resolving, crop not emptying... Crop Blockage? Treatment?

    Yes they have free access to it in the run. So I found another thread with a blocked crop and she tried some enzyme vitamins so I'm trying that. I sprinkled it on coconut oil and gave it to her. She probably got 1/2 t down today and I might try some more one more time tonight.
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    Sour Crop Not Resolving, crop not emptying... Crop Blockage? Treatment?

    So don't massage it if it's squishy? Why not? So what would I do then? Surgery is not an option, vet also not (I don't have one).
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    Sour Crop Not Resolving, crop not emptying... Crop Blockage? Treatment?

    Did I mention she HATES when I feed her ANYthing. I'm actually thankful she opens her mouth to breathe when I hold her because that's the only way anything gets down. For a bird who hasn't eaten or drank in several days, she still has a lot of spunk!
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    Sour Crop Not Resolving, crop not emptying... Crop Blockage? Treatment?

    This is a continuation of the orginal thread which I didn't think I needed but of course I did because I'm apparently awful at curing chickens, 0 for 6 or so at this point. :( Original thread for reference: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/delete-nvm.1680775/ Initially noticed a week or...
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    delete - nvm!

    So I tried the Epsom salt in water thing and I can't get more then a few mls of water in her each time I try because she hates it so much. She's not drinking at all. I started her on monistat cream three days ago I believe, about half an inch of cream twice a day. Her crop is the same every day...
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    What is a normal amount of chicken illnesses for a backyard flock?

    Nevermind, it's heavenly bamboo which *is* toxic. I just tasked my son to make sure the berries on the two trees in our backyard are always cut!
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    What is a normal amount of chicken illnesses for a backyard flock?

    We feed a variety of food waste so there's always a chance something is hurting them. I don't give them things I know are bad like avocados, raw potatoes but I do feed them apples and tomatoes. We also have hawthorn berries on our property which are supposed to be poisonous. So there are a...
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    What is a normal amount of chicken illnesses for a backyard flock?

    Over the past two years of having chickens, our number one problem has been illness. We seem to not have a huge issue with predators but illnesses don't seem to be avoidable. Timeline: 8 fully feathered pullets, no issues for a year. Hatched out a bird from a friend's eggs and bought four TSC...
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    delete - nvm!

    So back to the problem at hand. I'm still dealing with this sour crop issue. I gave acv yesterday which she hated so I tried yogurt because that's more solid, mixed with water. Then lots of off and on massaging of crop. No change today so I gave her yeast cream. She won't drink water which is...
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    delete - nvm!

    Yeah I'm not sure what's going on. They are large and fluffy with nice red well-developed combs. They are kind of skittish so I haven't noticed them squatting yet. It's been colder here but both of my other chick flocks that I got later in the summer started laying no problem despite the cold...
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    delete - nvm!

    I can give oyster shell too, they prefer egg shells and we only do oyster shell if we run out of egg shells. They aren't going through them very quickly right now which makes sense b/c they aren't laying (we have one layer right now ha!). They are 30 weeks now so I'm not sure what's going on...
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    delete - nvm!

    Mine all get crushed up shells in a jug in their run and they're eating higher protein feed. She and all three of her siblings aren't laying, she's not the only one so I'm thinking they are just taking their time.
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    delete - nvm!

    Yeah sorry, guess I should have kept it, whoops! She is a marans/olive egger, a few months old, hatched in May I think? One of my new flock that I thought should be laying a month ago but no eggs from them yet. Freeloaders. Her first symptom was adjusting her crop and shaking her head, mouth...
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    delete - nvm!

    Give it orally? Yes I can but I think the epsom salt I have has arnica in it? How much would I give? She hates me giving her any liquids so I have to do it a little at a time.
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    delete - nvm!

    yes, sour breath, still full today despite me massaging, gave her acv and today I gave her some yogurt thinned with water. She hates the acv but will take the yogurt okay. I keep massaging the crop too.
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