impacted crop

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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 ->...
  4. L

    My rooster is walking like he’s drunk and crowing like he needs to cough.

    Hey, I’m currently treating my flock for worms and what I thought is coccidiosis, my rooster is on treatment for 5 days he improved a little, he doesn’t have explosive diarrhoea with blood in it anymore (he used to), his legs doesn’t shake as they did before but he’s still weak, he used to fall...
  5. 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...
  6. MinervaTheHen

    Underweight lethargic hen

    Hello, I am new to this so please feel free to correct me if I don’t post this right. About three weeks ago I got back from vacation and noticed one of my hens was acting strangely. She is normally very healthy and active, but she was spending most of the day hunched over near the coop...
  7. L

    Sick 5 week old Barred Rock

    5 week old Barred Rock. Its been 4 days since she was at the bottom of the coop not responding or moving. I picked her up and she was very cold to touch, lethargic looking and having a difficult time standing, holding up her head. I immediately got a heating pad on her and noticed that she was...
  8. I

    Chicken crop issues

    Hi! New here. We have a chicken that has a potential impacted crop, definitely sour crop, and we have been doing as much research as possible and home treatment. From isolating her, giving her water with acv and electrolytes, olive oil to help move things along and loosen up (don’t worry, we...
  9. Chickadee00

    At my wit's end...

    Hello everyone, I'm seeking advice what to do with my sick hen. She's an 18 month old rescue hen (Lohmann brown) and such a sweet girl, I really don't want to lose her. It all started 2 days ago when she stood all lethargic and I noticed a soft egg hanging from her butt. I gently pulled it out...
  10. 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...
  11. Ashleys backyard farm

    Life span of a chicken with crop stasis

    My 14 week old chicken was diagnosed at the vet with crop stasis. The vet said at her current condition if she doesn’t get well within a week that I should get her euthanized :( I really don’t want to lose her and I’m trying everything possible to keep her alive. She’s very emaciated but some...
  12. M

    Not sure what was wrong with my Hen

    My buff Orpington, approx 10 months old started to act a bit strange. I found her hiding and not with her flock and chicks per usual. We just lost a chick but unsure what happened to it. Probably a predator. My hens freely roam the acreage. I knew something was wrong then when she allowed me to...
  13. 3

    Sick Chicken - GI Stasis/ impacted crop - will not eat or drink

    Hello all. I am in desperate need of help. Last Friday, my family and I moved to a different state. I brought my 3 hens in a dog crate and they seemed to do reasonably well but I know changing their environment can be stressful so I don't know if this is what trigger all of this... On Tuesday...
  14. A

    Severely impacted crop: is euthanasia the only solution?

    Hi chicken backyard peeps! My question: is my chicken in pain? Do I need to euthanize her? My vet told me it is the only thing to do ... her crop is seriously impacted (she was already like that when I got her 4 months ago, but I didn't know what she had, I just thought she had a big boob ...!)...
  15. M

    First time chicken rescue, crop impaction? Please help!

    Hi everyone! I’m a first time chicken mom and unexpectedly rescued a chicken yesterday. I’ve always wanted chickens but I’m not prepared at all! I have no idea of her precious situation as she was found stranded, chased under someone’s porch by a dog. (No injuries from that). Shes living in our...
  16. A

    Impacted crop.

    Hi all. We went away for a day and my neighbour kept an eye on our three hens. We got back today and one was still in the coop. She wasn’t moving and kept closing her eyes. Her crop was huge. We believe our other two have been picking on her aswell due to illness so we have segregated her for...
  17. bleu chick

    Old Jap Bantam Lethargic with Full Crop

    This is Winnie, our little Japanese Bantam Hen that is at least 15 years old. She hangs out with 9 full size hens. About 4 days ago she was lethargic, tail down, etc. So I noticed her crop was very full and pretty firm (like putty or dough). I began giving her coconut oil and massaging it...
  18. WakaFlockaChickens

    Baby chick with possible impacted crop - twitching head repeatedly. Advice needed!

    Hi everyone, I have a group of 5 one-week old baby chicks and last night my chocolate sexlink (that we are now affectionately calling Twitch) started shaking her head and scratching at her neck/chin area. I have checked for mites and lice and I have examined her face and beak, and there is no...
  19. ChickenGirl300

    Help! 4 year old BSL, very sick

    Today one of my chickens is acting really sick! She has been lethargic and panting. She also made some weird gurgling noises like she had an upset stomach. There was a lot of poop stuck the feathers around her vent, so we figured she may be constipated, so we cleared her the area. Could it be...
  20. X

    Help ! Sour crop

    I adopted some chickens and added them to my tiny flock .. I didn’t realize all the ways chickens could get sick . Recently I lost my Handsome boy, my rooster. I noticed that all of my hens have sour crop .. I was able to help one with just water and oil .. massaging . But now I see it’s the...
Back
Top Bottom