Can depression cause Sour Crop?

[WIchickMama]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...n-gasping-for-air-comb-turning-purple.278073/

found a thread with something similar-could it have been heart issues?

 

[Kiki]

Hi guys. Thanks a lot for all the advices, particularly Wyorp Rock.

But unfortunatly i think im dealing with something more serious, than a Sour Crop, i dont think that was the desease i think it was symptom.

That Sussex Rooster, i told you about passed away this evening.
I opened his crop, and it looked like in the pic.

Oh boy... What exactly are you feeding your birds?

 

[Desert_Fox]

I have 172 chickens, so basicly i buy the food every week, or even twice a week and looks good and fresh.

I may be totaly wrong, but the water comes from a well, could it be worms in the water, that obstruct their digestive system, their crop gets hard, and because food is not moving around, they end up with a hard crop, that eventualy makes the crop overflow to their mouths, they aspirate some of it to their lungs and they sufocate?

 

[Desert_Fox]

Oh boy... What exactly are you feeding your birds?

What ive always feed them, layer feed, with some organic feed, basicly, grains, like corn, wheat, oats, barley etc.

 

[WIchickMama]

I have 172 chickens, so basicly i buy the food every week, or even twice a week and looks good and fresh.

I may be totaly wrong, but the water comes from a well, could it be worms in the water, that obstruct their digestive system, their crop gets hard, and because food is not moving around, they end up with a hard crop, that eventualy makes the crop overflow to their mouths, they aspirate some of it to their lungs and they sufocate?

does any other animals/humans drink from the well? I mean you could do a water sample.

 

[Desert_Fox]

does any other animals/humans drink from the well? I mean you could do a water sample.

All my 172 chickens, and 2 goose drink from that well. And except from the two that passed away recently, all the others looked whealthy... At least until 5 hours ago...

No humans drink from there, but there are no fields around only forests, so i dont think the water is contaminated

 

[Kiki]

What ive always feed them, layer feed, with some organic feed, basicly, grains, like corn, wheat, oats, barley etc.

I highly recommend stopping all of these extras and only feeding a layer feed...like immediately.

 

[Kiki]

Did you happen to open up the dead bird's body or Did you just open the crop?

 

[Desert_Fox]

I highly recommend stopping all of these extras and only feeding a layer feed...like immediately.

Sure i can do that, but all my chickens have always eat that, what can be causing it now?

 

[Desert_Fox]

Did you happen to open up the dead bird's body or Did you just open the crop?

The first one only the crop, and this one, im thinking about doing a full "post"