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bmayer
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@Mitzzie how's your girl?
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I have a Barred Rock (named Epic) that had sour crop. Being a first time chicken owner, I was worried sick that I wouldn't be able to save her. Taking advice from a fellow chicken owner, I barfed and massaged her and she was slowly getting better until she got a virus. She lost all strength in her left leg and gained some of it back, but to this day still has a limp. She slowly recovered from that as well and I thought we were in the clear and then surprise! She became egg bound. I soaked her in some warm water and even blow dried her, and she was a trooper through it all! She became my little buddy during this time and turned into a full time chicken diva. Having been separated from the flock for 2 months, the transition was hard at first; but she was accepted in a couple days.
After her sour crop, her crop never went back to normal. It was huge! And I felt sorry that she had to carry it around, but didn't know what to do to help. One morning, I found her in the nesting box shaking. I got lots of help on this site and found out that a chicken bra would help her crop. Her crop had stretched and there wasn't enough food going into her. The crop bra would squeeze the crop and hopefully return it to its normal size. The bra came and she hated it at first; but once I learned to put it on her quickly and correctly, she loved it! She's had it for over a month now, and it has turned her into a new chicken! She is back to laying beautiful eggs and enjoying life. Sadly, I don't think her crop will ever go back to normal size; but I don't think she'll really mind wearing it for the rest of her life.
You're probably thinking that the name Epic fits her perfectly! But actually, I named her that before she became sick. Who knew that she would live up to her name!