I realized yesterday that my chicken had a huge crop and was real low and when I felt it it was full, mushy and had a little ball in it. I felt little round objects also, like pebbles or seeds were piled in there. I let her finish the day and sleep on the roost to see this morning if I was right and it hadn't gone down or if she had just overate.
This morning it was still large but I don't think as large as it was yesterday and there was no ball in it. It was just mushy with the grainy feel. So I seperated her and put her in a cage. I also warmed up some butter and sopped it on top of a hald piece of bread. She ate almost all of it. I provided her with some water with electrolytes in her cage.
Just after a little while I went back and I massaged it again and I feel that it has either gotten smaller or it has been smaller since yesterday. It is hard to compare. There is still those grain like items in there so obviously they are going down slowly or not at all and it concerns me. Also, when I massaged her crop (?) stomach (?) it would rumble or growl.
I can honestly say that she has energy. Though almost everytime I massage especially when it is for a longer period of time her eyes will close as if it feels good or it starts to put her to sleep. Besides that she acts like her normal self. Oh, I almost forgot to mention she has had a bottom that keeps getting real dirty and awhile back I had cut the feathers back there. today, she went in the cage and it was a dark brown smear with water. It wasn't firm like usual. So I think maybe this was what was causing her bottom to be so dirty. (Sorry, for the visual there but I thought it would help.)
Any help or personal experience would be appreciated. (I didn't have and ACV so that is the reason for the butter.)
This morning it was still large but I don't think as large as it was yesterday and there was no ball in it. It was just mushy with the grainy feel. So I seperated her and put her in a cage. I also warmed up some butter and sopped it on top of a hald piece of bread. She ate almost all of it. I provided her with some water with electrolytes in her cage.
Just after a little while I went back and I massaged it again and I feel that it has either gotten smaller or it has been smaller since yesterday. It is hard to compare. There is still those grain like items in there so obviously they are going down slowly or not at all and it concerns me. Also, when I massaged her crop (?) stomach (?) it would rumble or growl.
I can honestly say that she has energy. Though almost everytime I massage especially when it is for a longer period of time her eyes will close as if it feels good or it starts to put her to sleep. Besides that she acts like her normal self. Oh, I almost forgot to mention she has had a bottom that keeps getting real dirty and awhile back I had cut the feathers back there. today, she went in the cage and it was a dark brown smear with water. It wasn't firm like usual. So I think maybe this was what was causing her bottom to be so dirty. (Sorry, for the visual there but I thought it would help.)
Any help or personal experience would be appreciated. (I didn't have and ACV so that is the reason for the butter.)