Egg bound? Impacted Crop? Other?? HELP!

[ruth]

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Good to know for future need but if it's cocci and she's this far gone, every hour, heck every minute matters. I use Sulmet because it's available here locally. I once had a brooder full of chicks that had started literally keeling over. Could not stand, looked dead. I opened each one's beak and added a drop or two of pure Sulmet and within minutes they were back on their feet and eating and drinking. Of course, then I added Sulmet to their water. They all recovered.

 

[madornato]

FYI, after my husband got home (he has more experience with chickens than I do) and examined the dead pullet, he thinks she died of sour crop. I don't know how you prevent it or treat it, but I'm definitely going to look it up so that I can know what to do if it should happen again. I was under the impression from something or other that only older chickens get sour crop--not 5 month old pullets. I just thought I'd post this in case it might help someone else keep from losing a chicken

 

[madornato]

I don't know if any of you guys are still following this post or not, but I have had another chicken to come down with the same symptoms as the other pullet that I had to die. They were in different pens, so I am doubly concerned. I don't think this is sour crop, but I have no idea what it is. Another symptom I did not mention before--the pullet and chicken had light, bright green liquidy poop. I tried scrambled egg (thanks for the idea) on the sick chicken that I found yesterday, and she finally got enough strength to drink some water. I thought she was turning a corner until I went out there this morning. She is sicker than before. I'm at a loss, so please help.

 

[ruth]

Did you get Sulmet and treat for Cocci? And Wazine and treat for worms?