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.

 

[Chickenma2021]

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.

Does her crop feel like a waterballoon or just soft? If it feels like a water balloon that is a sign of sour crop, however a crop is supposed to be soft. The chickens breath with also smell sour or yeasty if it's sour crop.

 

[Mba]

Does her crop feel like a waterballoon or just soft? If it feels like a water balloon that is a sign of sour crop, however a crop is supposed to be soft. The chickens breath with also smell sour or yeasty if it's a sour crop.

Her crop just feels soft, so I think she plucked her feathers out around her crop.

Does her crop feel like a waterballoon or just soft? If it feels like a water balloon that is a sign of sour crop, however a crop is supposed to be soft. The chickens breath with also smell sour or yeasty if it's sour crop.

Her crop just feels soft, so I think she plucked her feathers out around her crop.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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.

Her crop just feels soft, so I think she plucked her feathers out around her crop.

Please check the crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat or drink to make sure its emptying.
IF the crop is not emptying, then address the Symptom according to the article.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Feeling of the crop during the day when the hen has been eating/drinking, you are going to feel food/water in the crop because she's been eating/drinking. It can feel firm, soft, etc. depending on how much food/water she has had. This is why we Check the crop first thing after they have slept all night, its a good way to gauge if the crop is emptying or if it needs to be monitored for a few days or treated.

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.