- Aug 5, 2012
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So one of our Warren birds has a pendulous crop, feels like a water balloon and you can still feel some seeds inside. Some of you may know about making the chicken sick by turning them upside down, I was very wary of doing this with my mother but we thought it would help clear what was there and it did to some extent, lots of un-digested seeds and liquid came out. But, after turning her over, it was a bit too much for her and she passed out, it was terrifying, I actually thought we'd killed her. We managed to revive her and she was then gasping for breath, I was worried some liquid may have gone back into her lungs although it may have just been her not being able to breathe. It took her a while to come around, she was weak, we may have held her upside down for too long, although we did tip her back after a few seconds, I just don't know why it went so wrong. I just thought I'd mention it and advise you see or ask a vet if you're thinking of doing it yourself, I wish we had now. She still has the crop issue but we're doing the usual suggestions of massage etc... Still ongoing. There was only one video on Youtube of someone making their chicken sick and I couldn't really see any guidelines or advice on the net.
