@Chold05 I have a 5 year old hen with this problem. Last year around October, right around her molt, her crop slowed. I spend over a thousand to have crop surgery. Afterwards, I had to tube feed her. She spent 2 months in a dog crate. This year it happened again! I am this close to...
After having 2 hens with crop issues the past 2 months, I realize how common it is. It makes me wonder if penning chickens is really the safest for them. It seems like those with confined chickens see their chickens living to their teens. My son, however, said the hens who are used to free...
@coach723 Thank you for taking the time to write that and for sharing your necropsy. I have been treating for parasites -- she has had 5 doses of Fenbendazole and topical Ivermectin drops. I have given her subcutaneous fluids. I was hoping it was the Capillaria that was causing inflammation...
@coach723 Could you tell me more about the impacted gizzard? I have a 5 year old girl with a crop that is not emptying. She had it at the exact same time last year (right at the beginning at the molt). The vet last year said it was an impacted gizzard and this year (a different vet) we found...
@azygous I looked up one of your old posts: "The protocol is one-half cup of warm water with one teaspoon of Epsom salts given by tubing directly into the crop each morning for three consecutive days. Plenty of fresh plain water is made available afterward. Then normal diet following each...
@dawg53 @azygous @Eggcessive I have a 5 year old Easter Egger hen whose crop just won't empty. I knew she wasn't well when I saw that she hadn't emptied her crop when I let them out of the coop in the morning. Literally, last year she had the same thing happen and she needed crop surgery...
My vet who treats exotics, small animals, and chickens told me that you really need to treat with Nystatin for at least 4 weeks. 1 week is not enough. Also avoid giving anything that promotes yeast growth, so avoid anything with sugar.
@Eggcessive -- Just curious, since Aquasol and Safeguard are both Fenbendazole, why is it that Aquasol cannot treat capillary and gapeworms? I went to Merck's site and they mention that, but of course if you look up Safeguard, since it is not indicated for poultry there is no information.
Hi Azygous-- I believe Calcium Lactate may be more bioavailable than Calcium Citrate. I am investigating this because I have a duck and a hen I have been giving calcium citrate to and the shells remain thin. I am going to try other forms of calcium.
I had a eggbound Indian Runner with a soft-shelled egg. She has been laying soft-shelled eggs no matter what I offer. It finally came out after a calcium pill and 2 doses of Calcium Gluconate.