I swear my pullets are giving me a crash course in chicken healthcare this year.
I have a 22 week old olive egger hen with suspected sour crop. 2 days ago I noticed her crop seemed huge. I felt it, and it was full of food, not hard or impacted, just like she had stuffed herself with too much to eat. I gave it a little massage it to help move things along in case there were any blockages. Felt like a stress ball full of rice.
Next morning her crop was empty of food, but now it was big and squishy like a water balloon, so I started sour crop treatment (ACV in water, and given 2% miconazole and probiotics 2x a day). Saw no improvement today yet (day 2 of treatment), crop is still like a water balloon, and it's now a little smelly and extra warm to the touch.
How long should I expect for the miconazole to begin working?
Overall the hen is acting completely normally, not lethargic, actively social, laid her egg without issue, drinking and pooping fine. I wouldn't suspect anything was wrong aside from the giant squishy crop.
I have a 22 week old olive egger hen with suspected sour crop. 2 days ago I noticed her crop seemed huge. I felt it, and it was full of food, not hard or impacted, just like she had stuffed herself with too much to eat. I gave it a little massage it to help move things along in case there were any blockages. Felt like a stress ball full of rice.
Next morning her crop was empty of food, but now it was big and squishy like a water balloon, so I started sour crop treatment (ACV in water, and given 2% miconazole and probiotics 2x a day). Saw no improvement today yet (day 2 of treatment), crop is still like a water balloon, and it's now a little smelly and extra warm to the touch.
How long should I expect for the miconazole to begin working?
Overall the hen is acting completely normally, not lethargic, actively social, laid her egg without issue, drinking and pooping fine. I wouldn't suspect anything was wrong aside from the giant squishy crop.
