Chronic water balloon crop?

[RoyalChick]

I'd treat the symptoms of sour and impacted crop according to the article.
Often there's an underlying condition that can cause the crop to slow.
You can try deworming and treating for Coccidiosis too - getting a fecal float to see if those are even part of the problem is best if possible.

Very often a laying hen has crop symptoms due to an underlying condition like cancer or reproductive disorders. Every hen I've ever treated that had crop symptoms had some type of reproductive problem as well. These problems were revealed during home necropsy.

She was diagnosed with roundworms and coccidia and it was after I initiated treatment for those that the crop issue developed. Maybe coincidence.
I am treating for sour crop and impaction. I have experience clearing impaction but in this case I can’t feel any fibrous blockage.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She was diagnosed with roundworms and coccidia and it was after I initiated treatment for those that the crop issue developed. Maybe coincidence.
I am treating for sour crop and impaction. I have experience clearing impaction but in this case I can’t feel any fibrous blockage.

What did you use to treat the worms and Coccidiosis? Products and dosing.

Was the infestation severe? You can try giving her white cooked rice with Buttermilk to see if that helps.
I'd give her coconut oil twice a day as well.

 

[RoyalChick]

What did you use to treat the worms and Coccidiosis? Products and dosing.

Was the infestation severe? You can try giving her white cooked rice with Buttermilk to see if that helps.
I'd give her coconut oil twice a day as well.

I will have to look up dosing but it was what is recommended by some of the more experienced folk here.
- Corid in drinking water at the severe infection level for one week - I think I am supposed to continue at a lower level for another week. The fecal sample was only 1+ for cocci so I am not sure it was really a big problem
- Fenbendazole direct dose for the round worms. I gave 1ml of the 20% goat wormer liquid and I am supposed to repeat in 10 days which is in 3 days time.

I give coconut oil 3-4 times a day with a massage.
Today I added sodium bicarbonate into her food and ACV into her water. I am hoping the bubbles mighy dislodge something.
I have cellulase on order which might just break stuff up.
Fluid is clearly passing through her so the cellulase might be able to act in the gizzard if that is where the issue is. I have no idea if a dose for that but I think it is pretty safe.