Does my chicken have sour crop?

[Mba]

My chicken has had her crop visible for a few weeks now, but she seems fine and behaves normally. She also eats regularly, so I'm not sure if it is sour crop or not. Just to be safe, I will lock her in her coop without food or water for 12 hours because that's one way to treat it. I just want to confirm if she has sour crop or not, and if their are more ways to get rid of it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My chicken has had her crop visible for a few weeks now, but she seems fine and behaves normally. She also eats regularly, so I'm not sure if it is sour crop or not. Just to be safe, I will lock her in her coop without food or water for 12 hours because that's one way to treat it. I just want to confirm if she has sour crop or not, and if their are more ways to get rid of it.

The area looks to be plucked.

I'd just feel of her crop when she goes to roost at night, then go back early in the morning and feel of the crop again before she's had anything to eat/drink. There's no need to isolate her without food/water and that's not really a good way to treat a crop issue to begin with.

If the crop is empty in the morning, then the crop is functioning well. If it's still full, then re-check it again the next morning. If it's still full, then begin addressing the symptom as described in the article below.



https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Mba]

The area looks to be plucked.

I'd just feel of her crop when she goes to roost at night, then go back early in the morning and feel of the crop again before she's had anything to eat/drink. There's no need to isolate her without food/water and that's not really a good way to treat a crop issue to begin with.

If the crop is empty in the morning, then the crop is functioning well. If it's still full, then re-check it again the next morning. If it's still full, then begin addressing the symptom as described in the article below.

I guess she could have just plucked her feathers out in that area because her crop has been visible for weeks, and she seems fine, but my sister insists it's sour crop because her crop is squishy and red, which are two symptoms of sour crop.