Going to take the initiative, finally!`

[ChickenSahib]

This Saturday I'll be taking my grandmas EE to my house to treat it's impacted and sour crop.

A couple of questions before i do it.

How long should I continue treatment before resorting to opening her up?

Should I bring a friend for her to keep her company? Or just keep her in isolation?

 

[Momaha]

Hey, I was wondering how your grandma's hen was doing. By "treatment" are you referring to the ACV, crop massaging, soft foods? If I remember correctly, it took my pullet a week and half or so before she started to turn the corner. What condition is she in now? Has she lost weight?

RE: bringing her friend, to me that would depend on how you were going to house her. If you have to resort to opening her up she will need to be in isolation anyway otherwise the other bird could peck her.

 

[ChickenSahib]

She's still fine, no weight loss or anything.

Turns out my grandma want's to slaughter her for my dad to eat. (My dad had open heart surgery.)


So... I don't think I'll be taking her if she's just going to slaughter.

And you nailed my definition of treatment

 

[Momaha]

Well that's a honorable way to go and very sweet of your grandma to do that for your dad.

 

[ChickenSahib]

Yeahp....

Going to buy a RIR replacement though. I'll miss those greenishblue eggs!

The problem is... no one in our family has processed a chicken in a looong time. Time to read up!