After reading tons of threads, there doesn't seem to be much agreement about how to handle sour crop. Some say use ACV in the water, others say that's the worst thing to do. Some say to flush by holding the chicken upside down, others say keep the chicken upright. I'm very confused.
Madaline is...
An update:
Last night, I cleaned her rear end some more. The vent itself seemed ok. Just some messy feathers.
Madeline's crop was still full and squishy this morning. While massaging it, she started to spit up a little. So I decided to do a flush with baking soda in water. (See thread...
Hi. This is my first post. I have six 8-month old hens of various kinds. My barred-rock seemed a little lethargic two days ago. Yesterday, I noticed that her comb was kind of pale, and flopped over, and she wasn't eating normally. When I picked her up, she had poop stuck to her bottom. I...