Bantam Cockerel Crop Issues

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I wasn't able to be at home on Saturday and Sunday so I had someone else take care of Ares. Unfortunately, they didn't feed him the correct food, and he now has a harder, but slightly smaller, crop.
His breath doesn't smell bad anymore, but he is pale and lethargic. Here's a picture:

I've been feeding him lots of water, but he won't spit up anything when I massage his crop.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@RoostersAreAwesome Here's one of the best articles I know of that explains crop issues and treatment - hope this helps http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Ares is fully recovered!

After a week more of massaging his crop and feeding him watered-down crumbles, he became much better. He then had a slightly mushy crop for a couple weeks, but that too gradually cleared up. This is Ares now:

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ares is fully recovered!

After a week more of massaging his crop and feeding him watered-down crumbles, he became much better. He then had a slightly mushy crop for a couple weeks, but that too gradually cleared up. This is Ares now:
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Such a Handsome fella! Glad to hear that he has fully recovered, thank you for the update