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https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-treat-sour-crop-and-impacted-crop-and-how-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I'm sorry she's not doing well. It can take several days for the crop to clear with treatment. Are you giving the yeast medication 2X a day? Sometimes as mentioned in previous posts, crop symptoms can be hard to correct depending on the cause. Often a hen is having reproductive issues that...

Just a note - "Dulcolax" brand sells both - the laxative and stool softener - both have the Dulcolax name so it would be easy to mix them up.

:hugs I really don't know what the laxative ingredient will do - it may cause really loose stools or cramps (just a guess) so you will want to make sure she doesn't get dehydrated.

No. You do not want to give a laxative, you want to give a stool softener (Docusate sodium). Stimulant free. Yes. I would give the coconut oil and stool softener. No massage, then yeast med twice a day.

I would not worry with food, but do make water available during waking hours. Maybe Carol (@azygous ) will chime in, but when I've had one that was gassy, I did begin treating for sour crop and impacted crop in addition to the coconut oil. So yeast medication, 1 stool softener and coconut. Up...

I would read this article completely, including the comments section. @azygous has gone into detail about how to treat crop issues. It can be risky to syringe oils into a chicken that has fluids spilling out of their beak. If possible, I would try to see if she will willingly take chunks of...