Egg Bound?

[Whittehitt]

Just as an update, no improvements at all but she's super lively, eats, drinks, and moves around.

 

[Eggcessive]

That is good that she is eating and getting around.

 

[Whittehitt]

Update - So her crop is FULL, which has me worried about sour crop/not getting enough nutrients. I'm guessing the mass/EYP is so large it's inhibiting her digestion. She's adjusting it a ton too with snake-like head movements. Gets around fine even though she walks with a limp/very slightly upright.

She's been doing alright and I've been letting her be a chicken and enjoy being in the coop/run (we just have one other chicken at the moment, Gretchen, so I'm not worried about her being stressed in the coop). I'm thinking of setting her up an isolation area in the coop though so she can hopefully process what's in her crop without eating even more - so in isolation with just water. Been awhile since I've looked up what to do for sour crop but I can smell her breath later just to confirm - I do have miconazole on hand and I think people use ACV, maybe some kind of oil to help the food pass? I'll have to refresh myself on that one.

If she can't pass it though, pretty much the best thing to do is cull I'm assuming.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is the crop article again:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
It is good to use some electrolytes and maybe a very watery egg for some nutrition.

 

[Whittehitt]

Here is the crop article again:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
It is good to use some electrolytes and maybe a very watery egg for some nutrition.

Thank you so very much!