Impacted crop to ... doughy or squishy crop?

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I kept massaging her crop and the ball went down, yay!
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Thenshe drank a whole bunch of electrolyte water. We are waiting for the big poo, that hopefully will solve the mystery of what caused this.
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WaveyCreekChickens said:
Should I giver her food, even though there is still a ball in the crop, but it has been 24 hours?
I realize I should have caged her without anything right away, but I didn’t know she would eat just anything.
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Since she likely ate some bedding then I would wait to see what she poops out. Hopefully most will pass on out.
I would continue with the coconut oil 2X a day. If it's not emptying, then if possible, give her 1 stool softener.

If she's starving, then a little wet soupy food may satisfy her. I usually do give mine a little food after they pass the 24hr mark, I don't want them to get weak.
Electrolyte water is o.k.
 
Wyorp Rock said:
Since she likely ate some bedding then I would wait to see what she poops out. Hopefully most will pass on out.
I would continue with the coconut oil 2X a day. If it's not emptying, then if possible, give her 1 stool softener.

If she's starving, then a little wet soupy food may satisfy her. I usually do give mine a little food after they pass the 24hr mark, I don't want them to get weak.
Electrolyte water is o.k.
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Thank you. I had her her in my milking room in the barn while I did chores. She couldn’t get at anything to eat there, but she could move around. She pooped several times, what looked like normal poops. She drank more electrolyte water, and ended up puking again. Dang!
She just had her second helping of coconut oil, massage and now resting in the cage in the house.
I will go and buy the stool softener this afternoon.
 
Update on Priscilla
I gave her a small amount of finely ground feed mixed with liquid around lunchtime. Later on she also got some yogurt. She drank electrolyte water like crazy, and threw up frequently. We decided to just leave the plain water out for her.
We had her walk around in the kitchen, thinking, moving is better than just sittting, to get this plug moving. She is very active, looking for food everywhere (we make sure she doesn’t find any), and not looking sickly. Now she is resting.
I would like some guidence now. My plan is to give her the stool softener tonight, when her crop has hopefully emptied a bit. She will sleep in the house in her crate. If tomorrow morning her crop is still not empty... then what?
I bought the miconazole cream in case she gets sour crop.
Please advise.
Thanks!
 
Aapomp831 said:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I did a little searching and found this very informative article.
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Thanks!
I have read that one and the other articles.
My insecurity is the diagnosis, which one it is.
Her crop is full and hard in the morning. After oil and massage it gets squishy. It has not emptied out after fasting. No sour smell and no white stuff coming from beak.
I thought, maybe doughy crop, but it is not a yeasty ball either, that gets bigger and bigger.
Do I let her eat as much as she wants? I am unsure how much food she can have until the issue is resolved. She is still active and wants to eat!
 

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