Has impaction turned sour crop but is still hungry and energetic?

[Wyorp Rock]

I'd just pull her aside a couple of times a day to give the Miconazole and coconut oil, otherwise let her run about and do as she pleases.

Provide her normal feed wet or dry and see that she's drinking well.

 

[Ccort]

I'd just pull her aside a couple of times a day to give the Miconazole and coconut oil, otherwise let her run about and do as she pleases.

Provide her normal feed wet or dry and see that she's drinking well.

But she isn't eating?

 

[Eggcessive]

If she is drinking, as long as she is getting some, it is good. Sick hens with crop problems probably won’t eat normally until the crop is emptying.

 

[Ccort]

If she is drinking, as long as she is getting some, it is good. Sick hens with crop problems probably won’t eat normally until the crop is emptying.

It's no smaller this morning.

It's been six days, no improvement and she's definitely becoming lethargic and losing weight. You expect her to improve still?

 

[alinas2010]

It's no smaller this morning.

It's been six days, no improvement and she's definitely becoming lethargic and losing weight. You expect her to improve still?

We hope she will improve, that’s all you can do is try for her. But no one really knows. Is vet care an option? That’s another thing you could try.

 

[Ccort]

Honestly, I have a vet appt for tomorrow but they e never known what to do for issues in the past. They admit to having little to no experience.

I'm still waiting for acidified copper sulfate to arrive

 

[alinas2010]

Honestly, I have a vet appt for tomorrow but they e never known what to do for issues in the past. They admit to having little to no experience.

I'm still waiting for acidified copper sulfate to arrive

I agree with what the wyorp rock and Eggcessive said, that’s what I’d do for my hen in this situation. Just keep working at it and hopefully she will turn a corner. I’m so sorry she doesn’t seem to be getting better. I hope there is some insight that the vet may have. Maybe imaging will show what’s blocking her what and where.

Do you actually feel anything in her crop that could be blocking it? By chance?

 

[Ccort]

The copper sulfate will arrive tomorrow now. Would you all recommend I try that?

I don't feel anything in the crop that would be a blockage.

 

[alinas2010]

The copper sulfate will arrive tomorrow now. Would you all recommend I try that?

I don't feel anything in the crop that would be a blockage.

I don’t have experience with that so I really can’t say. I can only say what I know and that’s that I’d keep up with the crop massages/coconut oil and regimen of miconazole. I’d offer the tomato juice and chicken feed along with water but not force anything on her. Crop issues can really make them feel miserable and can be very tough to get past.

 

[Eggcessive]

When I have dealt with several crop problems in the past, they were at least 5 years old. None that became sour ever got better. You can only try to treat as best as you can, but since most crop problems are secondary to other issues, it may or may not help. If your vet at the appointment could empty the crop with a tube, that might be a good place to start. If the crop has long grasses or material inside they could do crop surgery. If something else is slowing digestion, pressure in the abdominal cavity from intestinal or reproductive disorder, or a gizzard impaction, those may be hard to treat.