tori729
Songster
This is a continuation of the orginal thread which I didn't think I needed but of course I did because I'm apparently awful at curing chickens, 0 for 6 or so at this point. 
Original thread for reference: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/delete-nvm.1680775/
Initially noticed a week or two ago chicken presenting with sour crop: trying to eat but hanging back, shaking head and opening mouth, sour smell. Separated chicken, was leaving for holiday so left instructions with friend to change water/food. Got back, same symptoms, started massaging crop and offering grit which was eaten some. For a week she hasn't drank water on her own or eaten anything other than grit and she ate a little rice last week.
Crop is squishy but not huge, I can feel grit in it. When I massage, it results in gurgling sounds like I'm moving things around but no change. Gave some yogurt, acv in water and straight, now on day 4-5 of monistat cream. No change. She still is shaking her head, she open mouth breathes when I feed her. I think something is obstructed.
I've given her water with epsom salts but she won't take a lot at once, hates it, shakes her head and water goes everywhere. I try to get her to take at least 4ml a day so she stays alive but she's not getting better.
She is young, 30ish weeks, hasn't laid yet (neither have her two seemingly healthy sisters), she's an olive egger/Marans mix. No other chickens are exhibiting symptoms, she hasn't had poop in several days, when she did it was white like the yogurt I was giving her or small and brown. Help! I would love to actually help a chicken recover but I don't know what else to do!
ETA: I tried coconut oil last week with massages - maybe I need to go back to that to get it to clear?
Original thread for reference: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/delete-nvm.1680775/
Initially noticed a week or two ago chicken presenting with sour crop: trying to eat but hanging back, shaking head and opening mouth, sour smell. Separated chicken, was leaving for holiday so left instructions with friend to change water/food. Got back, same symptoms, started massaging crop and offering grit which was eaten some. For a week she hasn't drank water on her own or eaten anything other than grit and she ate a little rice last week.
Crop is squishy but not huge, I can feel grit in it. When I massage, it results in gurgling sounds like I'm moving things around but no change. Gave some yogurt, acv in water and straight, now on day 4-5 of monistat cream. No change. She still is shaking her head, she open mouth breathes when I feed her. I think something is obstructed.
I've given her water with epsom salts but she won't take a lot at once, hates it, shakes her head and water goes everywhere. I try to get her to take at least 4ml a day so she stays alive but she's not getting better.
She is young, 30ish weeks, hasn't laid yet (neither have her two seemingly healthy sisters), she's an olive egger/Marans mix. No other chickens are exhibiting symptoms, she hasn't had poop in several days, when she did it was white like the yogurt I was giving her or small and brown. Help! I would love to actually help a chicken recover but I don't know what else to do!
ETA: I tried coconut oil last week with massages - maybe I need to go back to that to get it to clear?
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