chickpeasoup
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One of my hens has an impacted and pendulous crop. So far I haven't fed her in 24 hours in hopes the impaction would pass (it hasn't). I gave her oregano oil which she hated and I have been giving her massages. I suspect it's been 3 days that her crop has been impacted. Her crop is one solid but slightly malleable mass, no smell, so I don't think we're fermenting yet. I've been putting some apple cider vinegar in her water. Her poop is mostly liquid, maybe a little bit of brown after our massages. Would stool softeners help? What kind of stool softeners would help? I have an organic senna/camomile tea, and milk of magnesia. I have no idea if those are chicken safe. I'm also looking at how to make a crop bra. I've been diligently massaging her, she seems to really like it, she falls asleep, but it doesn't seem to help as much. Any tips and advice to get this thing moving?? She isn't lethargic and is pretty alert and active, so I hope to help her before it gets really bad.