Impacted crop?

[Chixlittel]

I have a three year old RIR. She presented with being a little lethargic. This went on for a week. I also noticed she had diarrhea and a poopy butt. Three days ago she started isolating herself and wouldn't go up to the roost. I felt her crop and it felt squishy. The next day it still felt squishy, gave her some grit and a scrambled egg. She ate it up fast. The next morning, which would be this morning, it is still squishy. I keep messaging it, but, it won't go down. It's not hard, but squishy. There is NO foul smell from her beak. Today she is not eating. I got her to drink some water. Not sure what to do. Anybody have any advice for me? Thank you.

 

[orrpeople]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...d-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments.67194/
This is an awesome article on a whole host of crop issues. Other questions:
We're you able to wash the fecal matter from her backside? Everything looks okay? Check her whole body for external parasites? When was the last time she was wormed? Is she laying? Possible egg binding issues?
Sadly, it really could be a host of other issues. Give her a very thorough once over, then eliminate the easy ones (Corid in the water, worm her, give her a soak in some epsom salts, etc). The harder things (cancers, etc.) are a lot more difficult to address.
Wishing you and your sweet girl a complete recovery.

 

[Chixlittel]

I will look at the link.

Yes, I have washed her back side, no external parasites, never been wormed. My husband said no, even tho she doesn't lay. Not laying, hasn't layed for months.

She has always looked real mangy even as a pullet, and alway been very small and bony. But, she is my favorite, very smart.

 

[Chixlittel]

I think it is a doughy crop. The recipe says ginger powder, I don't have any, what about fresh ginger?

 

[Ptrow86]

Hi all,
I've been posting about my runt chick in other threads in wondering why. I kept her separate for a day to try to diagnose her swollen crop. It feels like grit, which I never gave her, but the person I got her from just told me that he had grit in his cage for the older chicks. Now that there isn't any food in her crop feels like it has grit in it. Is there anything I can do to remove it?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi all,
I've been posting about my runt chick in other threads in wondering why. I kept her separate for a day to try to diagnose her swollen crop. It feels like grit, which I never gave her, but the person I got her from just told me that he had grit in his cage for the older chicks. Now that there isn't any food in her crop feels like it has grit in it. Is there anything I can do to remove it?

Any photos of her and the crop?
Is the crop emptying over night?

It won't hurt for chicks to have a source of grit (crushed granite) available free choice. If she consumed grit - it will most likely pass through on it's own. What you want to do is watch her behavior - eating/drinking well, having a full crop at night when the lights go out and the crop being empty/flat in the morning, pooping and being active.