HELP HELP My Chicken Has Sour Crop I Think

[LemonTheChicken]

So what kind of pellets? Layer? All-flock?
Do you provide grit? Oyster shell? Any kind of treats like scratch or corn? Table scraps?
What part of the world are you in (to get an idea of what kinds of grasses or plants she might be exposed to while free-ranging), just in general?

she gets some Apple cores
she gets a little bit of grit but not much
I am in Queensland Australia
she eats wintergreen grass and Kikuyu grass
and there is a lilli pilli tree a sweet potato vine and some lavender and some citrus plants
just getting the pellets

 

[LemonTheChicken]

her feed is certified organic backyard layer pellets
I will feel her belly now

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Okay well I'm going to bed now. Good night snd good luck. Hope your chicken feels better tomorrow.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh, I almost missed your snswers ... hang on.

 

[LemonTheChicken]

I cannot feel any eggs.....

 

[BigBlueHen53]

She needs to have grit available all the time, it is necessary for digestion since chickens don't have teeth. They store it in the gizzard, which is a very strong muscle that grinds their food, so there should be a dish of grit always available that they can help themselves to any time.

I'm not familiar with those plants, but I tend to believe that they instinctively avoid toxic plants.

Okay, so she does not feel egg bound to you. There is no blood in her poop?

 

[LemonTheChicken]

and i have to wait for my dad to come over so i can send a pic of the poo

 

[LemonTheChicken]

She needs to have grit available all the time, it is necessary for digestion since chickens don't have teeth. They store it in the gizzard, which is a very strong muscle that grinds their food, so there should be a dish of grit always available that they can help themselves to any time.

I'm not familiar with those plants, but I tend to believe that they instinctively avoid toxic plants.

Okay, so she does not feel egg bound to you. There is no blood in her poop?

no blood in her poo and I will have to wait for my dad to come over so I can send a pic of her poo and I do not think she is egg bound

 

[BigBlueHen53]

and i have to wait for my dad to come over so i can send a pic of the poo

Okay, if you do not see blood in it she probably does not have coccidiosis although that's not a guarantee. Hmm.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

For tonight here is my suggestion. If you have any Tums in the house, or any Calcium Citrate + D, give her one of those. Tums or Rolaids, these are for upset tummy. Calcium Citrate might be something your mom takes for her bones. Just pull gently on her wattles to open her beak, put it in (whole) and let her close her beak, and she will swallow it. Don't worry that it is too big, she can swallow a whole mouse, lizard or frog easily! And I will check with you in the morning. I will also tag some other helpers then too, okay?