sour 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. 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 ->...
  3. 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...
  4. CloneFly

    Possible Sour Crop?

    My friend has a young hen that's been very lethargic for the last week... They had originally treated her for sour crop; massaging her, giving her an antifungal, garlic water and some B12- she showed signs of improvement for a while but she's back to being lethargic. She doesn't have an appetite...
  5. A

    Hen with sour crop!!!

    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...
  6. S

    Sick chicken. Need help on diagnosis

    My little Indi girl isn’t going good. She’s had a bloated crop for a couple of days. It did go down yesterday morning and this morning it was down, now it’s bloated up again. I’ve given olive oil thinking it could be sour crop, just to help push some things out. She did this poo and now someone...
  7. Rhyara

    Question about sour crop treatment

    Everyone suggests https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-treat-sour-crop-and-impacted-crop-and-how-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ Very helpful, but I'm wondering when I should provide her with food again. In general people day no food or water for 24 hours. Or to give...
  8. V

    Chicken very sick with sour crop, possibly other issues.

    Hi all, I have a Hyline brown chook who is about 5 years old. It's been at least a month since she was laying but it's hard to know exactly how long as they free range a fair bit and sometimes find secret spots to lay. She is lighter than usual and very lethargic. She has been somewhat unwell...
  9. H

    Recovering from Sour Crop, further advice needed

    On Saturday night, I posted about my hen Max behaving very lethargically and not eating. Some kind folks on here lead me to believe she had sour crop, which I have been treating her for since Sunday after getting her crop to empty on Saturday night. Max seems a bit better. I have given her some...
  10. M

    Egg withdrawal with sour crop?

    I suspect my chicken Laverne has sour crop. Does anyone know if there is an egg withdrawal period if I treat her with miconazole? I can't seem to find an answer? 🤷 Thanks!
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. RobinS1217

    Gagging? Mushy crop.

    Another day, another problem! We noticed one of our 8 juvenile layers “gagging” tonight. She did it about 6 times then went about her way pecking the yard. Gagging video here Yesterday we had a sudden drop from 8 eggs to only 5. Today we got 7 but there was a strange fluid where the eggs had...
  14. 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...
  15. 3

    Sour Crop and possible worms

    Hi everyone. I have a year old hen who has sour crop. Approx 2 months ago I noticed one of my other hens started to lay some soft shell eggs. I immediately realized something was wrong. She was eating, drinking and acting normally otherwise. Poop was also normal. I hadn’t wormed the girls in a...
  16. T

    40 chickens...babies have cossidosis and im afraid older ones have sour crop...how do I treat all!?!?

    In 2 days with rains and temps in 90s...they all got into yucky feed....I have had my 7 week Olds get cossidosis... and I believe some of my older hens have sour crops.....treating ALL with Corid water...babies now separated.....please help me wrap my brain around...how to withhold water and...
  17. henfriend1998

    2 year old hen not eating, incredibly inactive + thin, standing w/ her head close to her body and her eyes closed all day, clear thick droppings?help!

    my two and a half year old buff brahma hen Frida hasn’t eaten for two days now, has been not acting like herself, standing kind of hunched and fluffed up with her head near her body and her eyes closed, and only pooping clear, thick (almost mucousy) faintly reddish brown droppings with thick...
  18. 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...
  19. Ashleys backyard farm

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  20. dawncpierce

    Sour Crop and ACV

    Hi everyone! 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...
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