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Thanks again for all the help! It was great to have an experienced hand guiding me through! Thankyou!!

Continued tubing but I think she might have been just too weak from being broody and not eating much before all of this started? She passed away this afternoon. She was my favorite chicken so Im pretty sad, but at least I did my best to save her. :(

The crop completely cleared last night and I fed her a little bit of chopped spaghetti, applesauce and egg crumbles (which she devoured) she seems to be doing quite a bit better and no more sign of maggots so far, though she's still a bit lethargic. Thanks for info about deworming...how do I...

Thankyou all for your input! I have cleaned and sanitized the wound (I'm pretty sure was a bedsore from putting her onto newspaper when I brought her inside, instead of shavings like I have in the past, (I should have known better...pregnant brain :/) I coated the wound with neosporin and also...

I can't find a vet that actually treats chickens near me, though several that would put her down for outrageous fees, and i could do that myself. Id like to at least try and save her if possible. I noticed after I posted that, though there were maggots near her vent, what I thought was her vent...

My 2 year old bantam has a solid lump 1.5 inch diameter in her crop area. She has been drinking a little bit of water mixed with olive oil and I have been massaging the mass to try and get it to move for the last several days. I have removed her from the flock and am not giving her food right...

I absolutely agree with what you did! While I think its ok for some people to clarify the difference between chickens 'registering' and 'feeling' pain, it is certainly NOT nice (or necessary) for anyone to get so mean about 'making a point' and to make moral judgements for others! Geeze, were...