At my wits end with this crop situation!

[BigBlueHen53]

You can break the Tums in half. The Calcium Citrate can go in whole.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When you vomit a hen, there is a very real danger of her aspirating. It's not recommended.

 

[MamaPoult]

Chickens can swallow whole mice and frogs. She'll take it just fine.

Oh yes, you're absolutely right lol! Thanks for the confidence

 

[MamaPoult]

You can break the Tums in half. The Calcium Citrate can go in whole.

Gotcha, thank you!!

 

[MamaPoult]

When you vomit a hen, there is a very real danger of her aspirating. It's not recommended.

Yes, and I know you all have said it before! I just felt so bad for her that it was a last resort kind of thing. But you're right, I know it

 

[StinkyAcres]

Yes, and I know you all have said it before! I just felt so bad for her that it was a last resort kind of thing. But you're right, I know it

I've done it before too. My hen's crop was so full there was already liquid spilling out of her beak, so I thought I couldn't make it much worse. It did help.

 

[MamaPoult]

I've done it before too. My hen's crop was so full there was already liquid spilling out of her beak, so I thought I couldn't make it much worse. It did help.

Yes, it was the same exact situation. I try to avoid it though.

 

[azygous]

Everyone has misgivings at first about a chicken being able to swallow a big pill. What you need to know is that humans often have trouble swallowing big pills because we are conditioned to chew things before we swallow because our digestion begins with chewing. It's why we have teeth.

In case you haven't noticed chickens have no teeth. They do not need them as grit in their gizzard serves the same purpose as teeth. Therefore, objects as large as mice and lizards are often swallowed whole because they are then "chewed" way down in the gizzard.

Chickens' throats are also better suited to swallow large things due to the esophagus, located on the right side of the throat, being a straight chute directly into the crop. Unless an object is lodged in the airway, located in the center of the throat behind the tongue, it's virtually impossible for a chicken to choke.

 

[MamaPoult]

Everyone has misgivings at first about a chicken being able to swallow a big pill. What you need to know is that humans often have trouble swallowing big pills because we are conditioned to chew things before we swallow because our digestion begins with chewing. It's why we have teeth.

In case you haven't noticed chickens have no teeth. They do not need them as grit in their gizzard serves the same purpose as teeth. Therefore, objects as large as mice and lizards are often swallowed whole because they are then "chewed" way down in the gizzard.

Chickens' throats are also better suited to swallow large things due to the esophagus, located on the right side of the throat, being a straight chute directly into the crop. Unless an object is lodged in the airway, located in the center of the throat behind the tongue, it's virtually impossible for a chicken to choke.

This is a very fair point! It makes me feel a lot more confident too so thank you!!

 

[MamaPoult]

Update: After getting so many life saving responses I gave the pullet a TUMS as recommended. She was having trouble swallowing it and I didn't want to stress her out more than I had to I ended up taking the half tablet (a half was equal to about 500mg) I crushed it up into a fine dust and mixed it with an egg yolk mixture. I proceeded to administer via a syringe but she liked it so much that I ended up dumping it into a tablespoon and she gulped it down! She seemed so hungry I ended up giving her another egg yolk. I made sure that she had plenty of water. I didn't end up separating her from the flock because it was exceptionally cold that day and I wanted her to be able to snuggle up to her flock mates. The rest of the day passed with no improvement. Yesterday (Friday) I was about to give her more TUMS when I had the gut feeling not to. Friday passed with no changes. This morning (Saturday) there was an egg under where she was perching!!!! She must've laid it in the middle of the night because it was frozen. So thank you all for the information, I couldn't have done it without you guys. Her crop feels a bit smaller but I think I'll still give her some yeast cream because I imagine it's sour. I'll continue to update this, thank you all so much!!


The egg yolk mixture is a recipe I use for weak chicks and I thought it might be beneficial for her. I obviously added the TUMS for this situation but otherwise don't add it. And here's the original recipe I tweaked a bit.
1 Egg Yolk
A sprinkle of save-a-chick electrolytes
1tbsp of weak green tea.