nurse mama
In the Brooder
- Nov 18, 2022
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I live in Kentucky with my hubby and our two ladies, Rosie and Gladis.
We first started with 3 but we lost our Georgia last winter due to her vent getting pecked by the other two (we think Gladis only now, since she's become a huge bully)
Rosie developed an impacted crop (don't slice the tomatoes if you give them those) because she gobbled a whole slice in one gulp. I knew it was a bad sign when I saw her do it. The very next day she wasn't eating much, then the second day she was just laying down a lot. I then noticed her chest was bigger on one side and knew something was wrong. Thank goodness for the internet! I began my search as to what the problem might be. Turns out--impacted crop.
I treated her for her impacted crop using Epson salt, water, and apple cider vinegar, and a different bowl of warmish water with a tablespoon of olive oil in it. She drank everything on her own, so I didn't have the trouble of catching her and squirting it down her throat. I didn't take away all food, but I did only give her crumbles watered down with the apple cider vinegar water until it was mostly liquid so she would have some nutrition. I had read that a chicken can starve to death in three days pretty easily (don't know if that's true, but it scared me!
I also massaged her crop about 3-4 times a day after she had drank.
She then developed sour crop and I treated it with the same adding to the treatment Fluconazole that I got from a farm store.
I crushed the 100mg tablet, called Walgreens (haha) late one night when I knew they weren't busy, and asked how to get to 5 mg. The pharmacist said use a tsp and add 20 tsps of water to the crushed tablet, and I placed 1 tsp of the solution on a tiny bit of cooked oatmeal daily for 3 days now, and I have 4 days left to go. She's eating great and chasing bugs after the first dose! Oh, one more thing. I can't give her cracked corn to help keep her warm (26-35 degrees) because the corn has sugar and that feeds the yeast (sour crop) while she's being treated to get rid of it. Took me a couple of days to get that point and she kept getting sickly all over again. I must wait until these next 4 days are over with. I heard Pearl Millet in moderation, plus meal worms, will help her stay warm until I can give her the cracked corn
We first started with 3 but we lost our Georgia last winter due to her vent getting pecked by the other two (we think Gladis only now, since she's become a huge bully)
Rosie developed an impacted crop (don't slice the tomatoes if you give them those) because she gobbled a whole slice in one gulp. I knew it was a bad sign when I saw her do it. The very next day she wasn't eating much, then the second day she was just laying down a lot. I then noticed her chest was bigger on one side and knew something was wrong. Thank goodness for the internet! I began my search as to what the problem might be. Turns out--impacted crop.
I treated her for her impacted crop using Epson salt, water, and apple cider vinegar, and a different bowl of warmish water with a tablespoon of olive oil in it. She drank everything on her own, so I didn't have the trouble of catching her and squirting it down her throat. I didn't take away all food, but I did only give her crumbles watered down with the apple cider vinegar water until it was mostly liquid so she would have some nutrition. I had read that a chicken can starve to death in three days pretty easily (don't know if that's true, but it scared me!
I also massaged her crop about 3-4 times a day after she had drank.
She then developed sour crop and I treated it with the same adding to the treatment Fluconazole that I got from a farm store.
I crushed the 100mg tablet, called Walgreens (haha) late one night when I knew they weren't busy, and asked how to get to 5 mg. The pharmacist said use a tsp and add 20 tsps of water to the crushed tablet, and I placed 1 tsp of the solution on a tiny bit of cooked oatmeal daily for 3 days now, and I have 4 days left to go. She's eating great and chasing bugs after the first dose! Oh, one more thing. I can't give her cracked corn to help keep her warm (26-35 degrees) because the corn has sugar and that feeds the yeast (sour crop) while she's being treated to get rid of it. Took me a couple of days to get that point and she kept getting sickly all over again. I must wait until these next 4 days are over with. I heard Pearl Millet in moderation, plus meal worms, will help her stay warm until I can give her the cracked corn
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