Does my chicken have gape worm? or crop problems?

[applethechicken]

I have a chicken who keeps gaping/ yawning/ crop clearing, i'm not sure what it is. (Video link below) She also is sneezing more than usual. This morning, she kept doing this for over 5 minutes straight, and now in the afternoon, she does it once every 5 minutes or so. I've seen this happen for a week or so, but never for 5 minutes straight. The other chickens aren't doing this. She's still eating and drinking, but she haven't started laying even though she's old enough to. Her voice is also pretty high pitched. Is it gapeworm? I live in a humid environment.

 

[azygous]

The odds this is gapeworm depend on what your location is. It's a rare occurrence in the US, and more likely in the tropics.

But humidity wherever you are living can create moldy conditions that make it more likely mold spores will find their way into the crops of your chickens, causing chronic sour crop.

If mold spores get into standing puddles, into compost where chickens forage, they may be picking up mold spores. If you think mold can be a problem, copper sulfate can be used to treat any standing water or water buckets, thus acting as a preventive against sour crop.

If active crop yeast is suspected, miconazole vaginal yeast cream is an inexpensive easy way to treat it.

 

[applethechicken]

im in north east Georgia, but im right by a few lakes, which makes it pretty humid. I have seen some mold in their area.

what are the other symptoms of crop yeast? how much do I use of the miconazole vaginal yeast cream to treat it

The odds this is gapeworm depend on what your location is. It's a rare occurrence in the US, and more likely in the tropics.

But humidity wherever you are living can create moldy conditions that make it more likely mold spores will find their way into the crops of your chickens, causing chronic sour crop.

If mold spores get into standing puddles, into compost where chickens forage, they may be picking up mold spores. If you think mold can be a problem, copper sulfate can be used to treat any standing water or water buckets, thus acting as a preventive against sour crop.

If active crop yeast is suspected, miconazole vaginal yeast cream is an inexpensive easy way to treat it.

 

[azygous]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ This should answer all your questions.

A yeasty crop usually feels full like a water balloon. About half an inch of cream will do for a dose, or just pry open the beak and squirt enough into the mouth to fill it. Do this at least twice a day, three times for stubborn cases, for seven days.