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  1. T

    Sour Crop - coconut yogurt instead?

    Dealing with sour crop in one of my girls. I separated and withheld food for 24hrs, but left out grit and water, gave her 1/3 a monistat 2% suppository 1x today and will do it 1x a day for a few more days. I’ve tried massaging her crop as well. If by morning her crop is still full and squishy…...
  2. Chickenwithnobrim

    Chick eating sticks

    So ive got a container full of spagnum peat moss for them to dirtbathe in and they are 3 weeks now, been dirtbathing since 1 week. Today one chick ate a large chunk of twig that was decomposing in the mixture. I saw it in her beak and she immediately ran away like a toddler and as soon as my...
  3. TheFugitivePen

    Squishy crop, but no smell and is empty in the morning

    New chicken keeper here! I have a 9-month-old Australorp whose crop is squishy at night. I noticed it two evenings ago as I put our hens to bed. However, earlier that day and the next, she was running around with the flock, happily eating, scratching, and free-ranging. Even though she was...
  4. Gencab

    Swollen crop?

    Confused on this one and could use some opinions/advise. Chicken Breed: Columbian Wyandot Bantam Source: Chackle Hatchery Age: 8 weeks Type: Cockerel Diet: Kalmbach chick feed. Chick grit added few days ago. Current Symptom: Enlarged fluid or air filled sack covering all of front breast. Soft...
  5. Mistress-with-birbs

    Chickens with Impacted and Sour crop

    Hey there. So I noticed one of my girls, Baby, had diarrhea a few days ago. She seemed to be eating just fine and peppy so I thought maybe it was just a passing thing. But then she started acting kinda sad so I checked her crop yesterday morning and it was still big and squishy. I thought that...
  6. Quacking ducks

    Is my chicken hen sick?

    Hi, this morning I noticed 1 of my chicken’s wasn’t acting right. She was sitting a lot and not moving very much, she’s not really drinking anything and her crop is full. I isolated her this afternoon with water and no food for a few hours and her crop was still full. Is she sick? What’s wrong...
  7. applethechicken

    Huge crop/ slow crop problem! Please help!

    This is Apricot, she’s 8 months old and lays. Yesterday morning (Wednesday 11/16) I noticed she had a very large crop, but that was after she had ate already. It was about the size of a softball. I didn’t separate her then because she was still very active and eating. I just gave her some...
  8. TheBirdBabe

    Do broody hens get squishy crops?

    I have a silkie hen (who is about 8-10 months old) that's broody. She refuses to get off her nest, mind you that's in the floor in a corner where everyone sleeps. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Yesterday while trying to move her to a less messy area, I noticed her chest area felt squishy. Now, I know this usually means...
  9. S

    Dog attack, crop impaction, and respiratory issues

    Here is my previous post about Val’s dog attack. The saga continues! She’s been doing well after having her egg removed. Some feathers are growing back but the worst wounds are still healing and scabbed up. I’ve let her outside a few times in short visits to be a chicken, she seems good. BUT...
  10. slukeplass22

    Crop Issues for Weeks on End Despite Treatment

    Hi, I have two hens who have been having crop issues on and off for the past two weeks. Their crops have gone from impacted, to doughy, to sour, then better, to then having issues again. I’m at my wits end with this and I don’t understand what’s going on. Hen 1: Impacted -> Sour -> Better ->...
  11. SD13

    Impacted Crop???

    Hi everyone, I came out this morning to see my Azure Blue (20-22wks old) not looking well. (We got her from Frey’s as a ready-to-lay, but she has never laid and came injured and bullied-so she’s had a rough go from the start) I think she has an impacted crop as it was hard and swollen, she’s...
  12. B

    Impacted crop question

    Hi, yesterday I was treating my hen for impacted crop. There was a hard, golf ball sized mass in the crop. I fed her olive oil through a syringe and was able to soften and break up the blockage. The issue is, every time I massage it and break it up, it seems to re-settle and get firm again...
  13. M

    Confused about my chickens crop

    This is my first time raising chickens and I would REALLY appreciate any advice on this. My hen has a very large crop. I looked into sour crop and impacted crop and I don't think her crop is impacted. I'm not sure if she has a sour crop though. It's large and squishy. The last few nights when...
  14. R

    Chicken w/ sour crop and slow blinking

    Hi everyone, I have a 9 month old silkie hen that I noticed was quite lethargic yesterday. After feeling her crop, I realized it was bloated, so I've been treating her for sour crop with some crop massaging/coconut oil + 2x daily miconazole. I haven't noticed any improvement, but it's also only...
  15. D

    Somebody please tell me the reason she died

    My baby quail got wet during the night and in the morning was very cold, couldn't stand and barely opened her eyes, but at least she was breathing... Before i go on, a day ago she was just as weak when i woke up, but not cold, her crop was pretty much empty and i somehow saved her after watching...
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  16. J

    Doughy Crop

    I have a hen who is about a year old. Her crop is not wanting to empty as it should. It feels kind of doughy and I can also feel food stuck in it. I don't think it's sour. She is still pooping normally. I've been feeding her soft mushy foods to keep her from getting malnourished. They seem to be...
  17. E

    Silkie Rooster (3 Months) with Spasms

    I have a Silkie rooster, approximately 3 months old that is experiencing convulsions / spasms quite frequently... I am desperate for help and information! Background We "adopted" two silkies from another who purchased "too many" and no longer wanted these two precious babies. We asked where...
  18. H

    Blue Ameraucana 5-week-old Chick Pendulous Crop?

    Hello, I have a teenage chick with a challenging crop situation. I removed her from the brooder she is sharing with 18 others after noticing that she maintained a large crop even in the morning. (I might have noticed this sooner if we hadn't evacuated due to a wildfire and moved all of our human...
  19. L

    Chick with a gas-filled crop! I need advice!!

    This chick had to manually be hatched. It is 6 days old. Today I noticed that it was stumbling around and it's crop was filled with gas. It hasn't eaten all day but it is drinking. Any advice??
  20. M

    2 yo hen plucking feathers off of crop

    Hi all! I have a 2 yo hen that has been plucking her breast feathers off since January. She molted late in the year (December 2021) and then when all of her feathers grew back she started picking them out but just on her crop and breast area. I tried using some no peck goop and some antiseptic...
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