Impacted crop question

[Ry123]

Do you think she might have eaten a foreign object

 

[bismo]

Do you think she might have eaten a foreign object

I don't really think so, it doesn't feel like it. There's also not much she could have eaten other than wood chips, grit, and regular food. I don't think it's wood chips either though, since it feels like the pieces that formed the blockage are smaller than wood chips

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Sounds good, I'll worm her. So far, the mass in her crop seems to be staying broken apart, which is good. I think the stool softener is doing its job at breaking up the food/material, just hoping it passes through the rest of her system.

One thing though, is her tail being droopy and her being lethargic all from this crop issue? She hasn't laid an egg since she's had this problem, could that mean she has a crop issue and also egg bound? Or is it to be expected that she doesn't lay when not feeling well? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to get as much info as possible so I can do the best job I can in helping her out.

Those are telltale signs that a bird is feeling puny and unwell...continue with the crop massages and do the worming. Let us know if there are any changes. I had a pullet this year that had an impacted crop and it took a week of coconut oil and massages before she was back to her mouthy self, lol, sometimes it takes a while. I hope your girl bounces back soon

 

[Ry123]

Then do you think it may be possible she ate too much grit

 

[Ry123]

If so I would recommend doing what everyone else has been telling you

 

[bismo]

Those are telltale signs that a bird is feeling puny and unwell...continue with the crop massages and do the worming. Let us know if there are any changes. I had a pullet this year that had an impacted crop and it took a week of coconut oil and massages before she was back to her mouthy self, lol, sometimes it takes a while. I hope your girl bounces back soon

Sounds good, I'm looking into worming options right now. Seems like some work for some types of worms, and some don't, so I'm just trying to figure out the right one. Leaning towards fenbendazole but not 100% sure.

 

[bismo]

Then do you think it may be possible she ate too much grit

Could be, although I think the massaging + oil + water should help, so I'll keep doing that.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Sounds good, I'm looking into worming options right now. Seems like some work for some types of worms, and some don't, so I'm just trying to figure out the right one. Leaning towards fenbendazole but not 100% sure.

That's what I used this year because it was on sale at my local feed store

 

[coach723]

Fenbendazole is usually the easiest to find, as Safeguard liquid goat wormer, horse paste, or Panacur. You can also use Albendazole (Valbazen), that usually has to be ordered. If you use fenbendazole you will need to dose 5 days in a row (.23 ml per pound of bird weight), that will treat most common worms (except tapeworm- that is less common however), if you use albendazole (valbazen) then you will dose twice, 10 days apart (for a standard sized bird usually .5 ml - actual math for dosing is "weight in lbs / 2.2 x 20 / 113.6" ) and that will do the same worms. Dosing for Valbazen is a little less volume of med per pound. Any of those will work.
It doesn't sound like she's egg bound. A truly egg bound bird cannot poop. You can check by inserting a gloved and lubed finger into her vent 1-2", if there's an egg you would feel it. She could have had a glitch in laying, or being ill may be the reason she's not laying. It can be a cause or effect, hard to say. Crop problems and digestive problems can be very frustrating since you can't see what's going on inside. There are a lot of things that can cause it, so you just start with the most common and work from there.

 

[bismo]

Fenbendazole is usually the easiest to find, as Safeguard liquid goat wormer, horse paste, or Panacur. You can also use Albendazole (Valbazen), that usually has to be ordered. If you use fenbendazole you will need to dose 5 days in a row (.23 ml per pound of bird weight), that will treat most common worms (except tapeworm- that is less common however), if you use albendazole (valbazen) then you will dose twice, 10 days apart (for a standard sized bird usually .5 ml - actual math for dosing is "weight in lbs / 2.2 x 20 / 113.6" ) and that will do the same worms. Dosing for Valbazen is a little less volume of med per pound. Any of those will work.
It doesn't sound like she's egg bound. A truly egg bound bird cannot poop. You can check by inserting a gloved and lubed finger into her vent 1-2", if there's an egg you would feel it. She could have had a glitch in laying, or being ill may be the reason she's not laying. It can be a cause or effect, hard to say. Crop problems and digestive problems can be very frustrating since you can't see what's going on inside. There are a lot of things that can cause it, so you just start with the most common and work from there.

Thanks for the info. As I was massaging her crop just a minute ago, I felt it "protude" for a second like her body was pushing it out, and heard upset stomach noises. Not sure if that's normal crop function after feeding her water, or if that's abnormal. Luckily the impaction has remained soft and broken up unlike the last 2 days, but it also doesn't seem to have passed.