It appears one of my hens has sour crop - full, squishy crop that does not go down, feels like a water balloon. She also recently started shaking or twitching her head. I've been dosing her with nystatin twice daily and massaging for three days now, with no visible improvement. Anything else I...
Help!!! My Rhode Island Red Bantam has sour crop. How can I help her? Will it go away on its own?
I noticed that she was being really sad today (not eating, standing/sitting around, etc) and I felt that her crop was really squishy and fluid-like. Earlier she threw up a little bit of yellowish...
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Long time lurker, first time posting. My sweet 6 year old Ameraucana, Pearl, has sour crop. Been massaging her crop and withholding food/water. Her no food/water for 12 hours restriction is almost over. I understand 1-2 Tablespoons to a gallon of water for crop health, and for...
When I went out to feed my chickens this morning I noticed that one had a really dirty butt. I caught her and looked her over. Her crop is full and squishy. Sometimes her crop doesn't fully empty overnight and she still has a little food in it in the morning, but it's never been full. If we can...
I have a 10 year old hen who started showing signs of soup crop yesterday. After looking up the symptoms I’m pretty confident that is what she has (full, squishy crop, “vomits” when I pick her up, wet droppings, low energy).
What is the best way to treat sour crop?
I was also wondering how to...
I was hanging out with one of my hens, wayching TV, but it was time to put her inside. I put her back on the perch, and right as I did, some liquid came out of her beak. I was worried but refrained from panicking. However, the next day my mother informed me that it had happened again. I was told...