Ok, I found this on another post and thought you might find it useful.
hay/straw etc seems always to be involved in crop issues and for that reason I do not let it anywhere around my birds (I use shavings in the nest) ... other people say they have never had any problems but I am not willing to...
What did the other chicken die from, have you got the results yet? Just wondering. I am sorry that would be very discouraging to me and make me mad too.
Look at Susanorleans post, "My poor chicken" there is a reply for food mix that should help any chicken... its full of good bactieria, I would not want to be medicating and medicating I just think sometimes vets may not be so well versed with the bird thing, they are different. I was just...