Continued Sour Crop

[Zissura Akadata S]

I'm not sure on the consistancy of the stool. I successfully treated our BCM. Azygous posted a great article on sour crop above. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ Our BCM's crop just was not emptying. So I did another 24hr of withholding food after a couple days of feeding her mealworms, scrambled eggs and Micronazole to treat the yeast infection. I also made sure to get the Micronazole that was 4% vs 2% and gave her an inch morning and night mixed in with mealworms. She ate that right up. I ordered a crop bra, but didn't need it. It resolved itself before it arrived. I also gave freshwater with some apple cider vinegar and probios mixed in. You are sure it is sour crop and not impacted crop?

I am quite sure is's sour crop as I could hear gassy sound, the crop also felt like water baloon.

 

[azygous]

I suggest getting some miconazole vaginal yeast cream and begin treatment.

 

[Zissura Akadata S]

I suggest getting some miconazole vaginal yeast cream and begin treatment.

He shown great improvement this morning.... He tried to get out of his quarantine cage as if he was so hungry..... He made that happy sound like roosters calling their girls to eat, though he is not event 4 months old.

 

[suzychappstick]

You have a lot of questions. Perhaps a quick ready of my article on crop disorders will answer some of them. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Sour crop and impacted crop are two different crop disorders and the treatment is also different. However, it's possible for a chicken to have both going on at the same time. When that happens, I treat the impaction first with coconut oil. If the crop doesn't empty, remains full and squishy when checked first thing in the morning, then I treat for sour crop.

You are using an adequate amount of miconazole. I use about an inch of cream, but your dose is also okay. It's very important to give two doses each day, not just a single dose. And the treatment must extend over a full seven day period.

I do not recommend making a chicken vomit. It's way too risky getting even a little sour liquid into the lungs or having a chicken choke and die while you're doing it.

Should I withhold food and/or water until the crop empties for sour crop?

 

[Jealous Gypsy]

Hi i read your article. My hhen has a crop full of grit it feels like. It may be pendulum crop. Im going to be making a bra tonight. I have been treating her using various methods for over a week. Hopefully the bra helps.

I suggest you read through this short article https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ and check his crop first thing in the morning. If the crop is full before you give him anything to eat or drink, he may have a crop disorder. Then you can either follow the instructions I give in my article, or start your own thread to ask for further help dealing with this rooster.