Thank you for responding, but unfortunately she passed away last night. I'm not sure exactly what the root cause of her crop problems were but her crop just would not empty no matter what I tried. Today has just been about dealing with the heartbreak and trying not to feel too down on myself.
I really didn't want to vomit my chicken but it happened anyway. I was massaging her crop (I believe we're dealing with sour crop) and when I picked up she just started spewing. I quickly held her upside down like I've seen others do, but I wasn't in any way prepared for it.
I'm worried if some...
I am hoping for a little guidance here because I'm not sure what my next step should be.
A couple days ago I noticed my hen had the tell tale signs of sour crop. Her crop is distended and squishy, she seems uncomfortable, lethargic, and uninterested in eating.
I brought her in right away. I...
Thank you for the quick reply! I will give it a try and see how she's doing in a little bit - I scrambled some eggs for her to make sure she was eating okay and she gobbled them right up. I felt bad feeding them to her in front of her sister who can't have any right now lol, but I was happy to...
I have two Wyandottes. One recently developed sour crop, so I brought her inside to monitor her eating and try to get it under control. Her sister was left outside by herself. I was thinking she would be okay for a few hours until I could figure something out, but I was wrong and I feel terrible...