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Thanks so much! Appreciate the info... me too. She's a sweety and needs to get better. It's been a tough go for her, so let's hope these remedies start working.

Here's a helpful link for anyone dealing with an impacted or sour crop - http://www.greenmuze.com/blogs/green-muzings/2208-chicken-impacted-crop-or-sour-crop.html

I appreciate the supportive post more than you know... thank you.

Quick update: Hannah is still eating/ drinking - however her crop gets largely engulfed with food and her health, feathers, coloring, etc... is still compromised. I'm still trying the same techniques. Whatever is blocking her food intake is certainly challenging to remove. I'm not sure what else...

Well, Hannah is still inside. The water/ massage techniques expelled some of the food - however, there must be a blockage further down. (as some of you suggested!- thanks for the info, by the way! ) Therefore, since the above treatment wasn't showing the signs of improvement I was hoping for -...

Just an update on Hannah's treatment. I contacted: http://www.firststatevetsupply.com/ - Peter brown aka "Chicken Doctor". He was so very helpful; responded to my emails promptly and called me with knowledgable advice on treatment. So, since then I've brought Hannah inside: 1. use syringe and...

Well, Hannah the frizzle bantam cochin is still not doing well. I brought her back inside and trying the massage/ olive oil technique. I noticed this method temporarily helps. I kept her off regular feed for 24 hrs and as soon as she goes back to eating a small amount of food, bread with oil or...

Any vet suggestions? I live in PA (Chester County) In the meantime, I'm going to keep up with the olive oil and massaging with the hopes I can get her better... poor hen. Thanks for the advice...

Hi, to all chicken lovers! I have a red cochin frizzle that's not doing well. She has an extremely enlarged crop and it's really affecting her health - as you can see she's losing feathers and her coloring is muted. I tried the treatment of bringing her into the "ICU" - aka "cage inside" - where...