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Any sort of probiotics will do. The objective is to populate her intestines with these microbes to promote a healthy digestive tract. Tube feeding is disgustingly easy. The first time may make you nervous, but once you've done it and discovered you won't kill your chicken, it will become your...

It may be time for you to learn tube feeding and to try copper sulfate for this stubborn crop. Can you ask around the vets in your area for a small animal feed tubing kit? I got one for $3 from my vet. You can make your own with oxygen or aquarium tubing, but the trick is to find a syringe to...

Stop the Monistat. There should be no yeast left. If there's material stubbornly remaining in the crop, it may move through as other food is consumed. Yes, grass can be very difficult to digest. The cellulose in grass will not break down. If that has formed a blockage that doesn't clear in the...

You probably should stop the coconut oil and stool softeners. She will become dependent on them. Go back to relying on grit, water and probiotics. If the crop starts filling again overnight rather than emptying, she may need a flushing of her system.

Yes, worming can cause black poop. When you use a worming med, it sedates the worms. They then become absorbed by the intestines as meat protein, and that can show up as black in the poop.

Hopefully,the egg is a one-off. But keep an eye on that. It would be a good idea to worm. It can safely be done at the same time as the Corid. Corid is given for five days, one week off, then five more days. Worm again in fourteen days.

Have you wormed your flock within the last six months? If not, it might be that worms are slowing down her digestive functions. Fairy eggs are usually albumen only, having formed in the oviduct by a small irritant rather than a yolk.

Keep doing what you've been doing. Impacted crop can take days to clear up. Sometimes yeast will begin to grow in the crop as it stubbornly remains full. You may try some miconazole twice a day and see if that helps reduce the crop contents. Keep up the other things, as well.

Offer her what ever you wish. She will choose what she needs to eat. I like to start off a crop patient with cooked egg. But offer her regular food, also.

No, your flock isn't falling apart. You've been alert, and that's half the battle won. Impacted crop doesn't immediately resolve in one day. You've made a great start, and next you need to get this crop back in balance. Start by encouraging this hen to consume some grit. Next, give her a...