Her crop is super hard

[Chickababie01]

How is the chick today?

ALL OF MY CHICKS have swollen crops but they aren’t hard they’re soft and swollen , WHATS WRONG??

 

[oregonkat]

Are they all pooping? Did you try the oil treatment with the chick from yesterday? How did it turn out? Was the crop empty this morning?
They must have access to chick grit. This is really important to helping them grind up and process the food. Did you remove food from the brooder last night?

It may be time to change to a different chick feed.

 

[oregonkat]

Also, are the chicks all acting normally? Running about, warm but not too hot, etc?

 

[Chickababie01]

Also, are the chicks all acting normally? Running about, warm but not too hot, etc?

Yes they’re all pooping fine , and what chick feed is really really good ?

 

[RodNTN]

I would suggest Purina chick starter, it isn't as powdery. And Dumor makes my chicks poop A LOT more stinkier. Plus, my chicks are more active when they are eating Purina.

I have been using the exact feed that you are using for my chicks for the past few weeks (my chicks are 3 weeks old). Even though my chicks are doing all right, I still trust Purina more.

 

[oregonkat]

Where are you located? I like Purina chick starter but I also feed mine on flock raiser and I dont change that through growth into adults. Maybe Purina is available where you are.

 

[oregonkat]

Yes they’re all pooping fine , and what chick feed is really really good ?

If they are all pooping fine and behaving normally then I would say that the crops are probably OK too. The chick crops really can look abnormally large and like azygous said last night they are good at over eating especially if under a heat lamp.

 

[Chickababie01]

If they are all pooping fine and behaving normally then I would say that the crops are probably OK too. The chick crops really can look abnormally large and like azygous said last night they are good at over eating especially if under a heat lamp.

I live in Indianapolis

 

[oregonkat]

I would expect that your local farm store would have Purina products.

 

[WVduckchick]

I would bet that its normal full crops. Check them first thing in the morning before they have a chance to eat anything. If they are flat again, everything is fine and perfectly normal.