A MIRACLE TREATMENT FOR SOUR CROP ????!!!

[Paula111]

My 8-yr old hen had sour crop... barely eat anything for over a week - even her favorite "soup" (pellets w/ water) - or treats... crop was medium size and felt like a water balloon... crop wasn't going down... poops were very, very, small... loosing weight.... not acting like herself... moving around very slowly and just hanging around in one spot..... tried giving "mother's" apple cider vinegar...

I read on that someone gave their chicken kefir grains (sorry, can't find orig post). Never heard of kefir but at the rate she was going, I didn't have anything to lose.



I found a lactose free kefir at my health food store and this is what I did:

The 1st day, I did not empty her crop (which was about medium size) because I was afraid of getting it in her lungs. I put as much kefir into her crop (with a syringe and tube) without over filling it.
Massaged the crop to mix it up.

The 2nd day, the crop went down a little. I put in as much kefir as possible, without overfilling the crop. Didn't seem promising...

The 3rd day, she made a very, very, large wet poop in the morning! And the crop went down!!! IT WAS A MIRACLE!!

NOW SHE WAS HUNGRY, AND I MEAN HUNGRY! She SCOFFED UP scrambled eggs (made very dry) with kefir added (so it was pretty wet) in the morning and afternoon. She also had pureed apple, and baby vitamins. She ate that for the next 2 days; then pureed carrots were added.

Then, pellets were slowly added to the wet egg/kefir mix. (I didn’t want to add pellets right away because I was afraid they would slow the recovery by fermenting.) As the days passed, the pellets were increased as the eggs/applesause/carrots were decreased.

SHE IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL!! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST IT WORKED!



Has anyone else had this success with kefir, or was my experience just a 'fluke'? I would love to hear other people's experiences and treatments. I just may save a lot of lives!

Did you mix the kefir with water or give it to her dry?

 

[nuthatched]

Did you mix the kefir with water or give it to her dry?

This thread is from 2012 by a member with barely any posts, you're not likely to get an answer.
You might want to start your own thread regarding your hen for customized answers. :]

 

[Yav5599]

My 8-yr old hen had sour crop... barely eat anything for over a week - even her favorite "soup" (pellets w/ water) - or treats... crop was medium size and felt like a water balloon... crop wasn't going down... poops were very, very, small... loosing weight.... not acting like herself... moving around very slowly and just hanging around in one spot..... tried giving "mother's" apple cider vinegar...

I read on that someone gave their chicken kefir grains (sorry, can't find orig post). Never heard of kefir but at the rate she was going, I didn't have anything to lose.



I found a lactose free kefir at my health food store and this is what I did:

The 1st day, I did not empty her crop (which was about medium size) because I was afraid of getting it in her lungs. I put as much kefir into her crop (with a syringe and tube) without over filling it.
Massaged the crop to mix it up.

The 2nd day, the crop went down a little. I put in as much kefir as possible, without overfilling the crop. Didn't seem promising...

The 3rd day, she made a very, very, large wet poop in the morning! And the crop went down!!! IT WAS A MIRACLE!!

NOW SHE WAS HUNGRY, AND I MEAN HUNGRY! She SCOFFED UP scrambled eggs (made very dry) with kefir added (so it was pretty wet) in the morning and afternoon. She also had pureed apple, and baby vitamins. She ate that for the next 2 days; then pureed carrots were added.

Then, pellets were slowly added to the wet egg/kefir mix. (I didn’t want to add pellets right away because I was afraid they would slow the recovery by fermenting.) As the days passed, the pellets were increased as the eggs/applesause/carrots were decreased.

SHE IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL!! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST IT WORKED!



Has anyone else had this success with kefir, or was my experience just a 'fluke'? I would love to hear other people's experiences and treatments. I just may save a lot of lives!

I had a hen with sour crop. I tried everything under the sun to help her. I almost gave up since she was declining quickly. And then I saw this post. I immediately went to my health food store and picked up lactose free Kefir. I syringed 2 teaspoons of kefir that first day. The second day her crop was a little smaller but still big and squishy. The second day I did 1.5 teaspoons twice a day. She was still the same I thought it wasn’t working. I syringed 1 teaspoon twice a day on the third day and when I woke up on the fourth day there was a large spot of runny poo and her crop was almost empty. This truly is a miracle. She is back to her old self eating and drinking and her crop is emptying normally. Please don’t give up on them use lactose free Kefir.

 

[Arjos]

My 8-yr old hen had sour crop... barely eat anything for over a week - even her favorite "soup" (pellets w/ water) - or treats... crop was medium size and felt like a water balloon... crop wasn't going down... poops were very, very, small... loosing weight.... not acting like herself... moving around very slowly and just hanging around in one spot..... tried giving "mother's" apple cider vinegar...

I read on that someone gave their chicken kefir grains (sorry, can't find orig post). Never heard of kefir but at the rate she was going, I didn't have anything to lose.



I found a lactose free kefir at my health food store and this is what I did:

The 1st day, I did not empty her crop (which was about medium size) because I was afraid of getting it in her lungs. I put as much kefir into her crop (with a syringe and tube) without over filling it.
Massaged the crop to mix it up.

The 2nd day, the crop went down a little. I put in as much kefir as possible, without overfilling the crop. Didn't seem promising...

The 3rd day, she made a very, very, large wet poop in the morning! And the crop went down!!! IT WAS A MIRACLE!!

NOW SHE WAS HUNGRY, AND I MEAN HUNGRY! She SCOFFED UP scrambled eggs (made very dry) with kefir added (so it was pretty wet) in the morning and afternoon. She also had pureed apple, and baby vitamins. She ate that for the next 2 days; then pureed carrots were added.

Then, pellets were slowly added to the wet egg/kefir mix. (I didn’t want to add pellets right away because I was afraid they would slow the recovery by fermenting.) As the days passed, the pellets were increased as the eggs/applesause/carrots were decreased.

SHE IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL!! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST IT WORKED!



Has anyone else had this success with kefir, or was my experience just a 'fluke'? I would love to hear other people's experiences and treatments. I just may save a lot of lives!

My chicken has the sour crop and her top red part ( I forgot the name) is purple and she's not eating or drinking she's been like this for 3 days now I'm soo worried that she might die what should I do ?

 

[Bigbluefrog]

My chicken has the sour crop and her top red part ( I forgot the name) is purple and she's not eating or drinking she's been like this for 3 days now I'm soo worried that she might die what should I do ?

I been giving my hen monistat 2 x a day for a week.
Now I am
Thinking of trying lactose free kefier
Syringe for getting food in???
Curious about that!

 

[FlockVillemaire]

I had a hen with sour crop. I tried everything under the sun to help her. I almost gave up since she was declining quickly. And then I saw this post. I immediately went to my health food store and picked up lactose free Kefir. I syringed 2 teaspoons of kefir that first day. The second day her crop was a little smaller but still big and squishy. The second day I did 1.5 teaspoons twice a day. She was still the same I thought it wasn’t working. I syringed 1 teaspoon twice a day on the third day and when I woke up on the fourth day there was a large spot of runny poo and her crop was almost empty. This truly is a miracle. She is back to her old self eating and drinking and her crop is emptying normally. Please don’t give up on them use lactose free Kefir.

Yes, kefir is magical! So magical that a Russian Tsar sent his sexiest spy to seduce a leader of a clan who would not allow it to be traded. She succeeded in stealing it so we all can benefit today. (Way more powerful for health than Marco Polo's pasta theft!)