Chicken with hard crop

[Chikenlover3728]

Have a chicken with a hard crop gave her some coconut oil and massaged it and it lost some mass and now her crop feels like clay that I can mold in to shapes while I was massaging it anyone know what it could be and what the treatment is?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coconut-oil-for-sour-crop.1536825/page-4#post-25929602

 

[AnnaInFlorida]

I went through that with one of mine. Although coconut oil helped loosen things up what seemed to help the most for us was giving her some Colace (docusate sodium). Mine was eating pine shavings as a chick. I also supplemented with grit.

 

[Chikenlover3728]

I went through that with one of mine. Although coconut oil helped loosen things up what seemed to help the most for us was giving her some Colace (docusate sodium). Mine was eating pine shavings as a chick. I also supplemented with grit.

These? What would be the dosage?

 

[AnnaInFlorida]

These? What would be the dosage?

Yes, exactly that one.
I found this about using it https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/impacted-crop-stool-softeners.1458183/#post-24282037

I used one capsule squeezed into a syringe about every 4 hours— mine was very young— but the post above should give you better guidance as to dosage and next steps if it’s not clearing.

 

[Chikenlover3728]

Yes, exactly that one.
I found this about using it https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/impacted-crop-stool-softeners.1458183/#post-24282037

I used one capsule squeezed into a syringe about every 4 hours— mine was very young— but the post above should give you better guidance as to dosage and next steps if it’s not clearing.

Is that the exact one I’m going to the store right now to get it, does it matter if it says laxative?

 

[AnnaInFlorida]

ONLY get docusate sodium — no other active ingredients or it could make it worse. The one in the photo has no other active ingredients listed so should be ok. You don’t want any stimulant laxative ingredients. I’ve included photo of the one I used.

 

[Chikenlover3728]

ONLY get docusate sodium — no other active ingredients or it could make it worse. The one in the photo has no other active ingredients listed so should be ok. You don’t want any stimulant laxative ingredients.

Yeah it only says docusate sodium so it’s good

 

[Chikenlover3728]

ONLY get docusate sodium — no other active ingredients or it could make it worse. The one in the photo has no other active ingredients listed so should be ok. You don’t want any stimulant laxative ingredients. I’ve included photo of the one I used.

ONLY get docusate sodium — no other active ingredients or it could make it worse. The one in the photo has no other active ingredients listed so should be ok. You don’t want any stimulant laxative ingredients. I’ve included photo of the one I used.

Yeah that’s the same one I got how should I give it to them?

 

[AnnaInFlorida]

Mine was a little chick so I squeezed it into a syringe.

Here’s more info

Post in thread 'Docusate Sodium for crop'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/docusate-sodium-for-crop.1457706/post-24273329