Impacted crop?

[Cryss]

I see @Eggcessive already posted this link but I'm going to add it too. This article actually saved my rooster! I also now use a chicken bra on him. Read and re-read this article. As far as I'm concerned it is gold.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[The Phantom]

Not too much--a friend told me that 1 cc per day worked for her. I used that with my girl and it worked.

Ok. Yeah I gave her 1cc

 

[The Phantom]

I checked her this morning around 10am. Her crop seemed the same. I massaged it some more. When I did that she didn’t seem to care. More like it felt good

 

[Cryss]

I checked her this morning around 10am. Her crop seemed the same. I messaged it some more. When I did that she didn’t seem to care. More like it felt good

It probably did. If it isn't empty in the morning then the article @Eggcessive and I quoted are what you need. My rooster didn't have a sour smell but he did have sour crop. It's important to know if its sour crop or impacted crop so you can do the correct treatments.

 

[The Phantom]

Ok. I’ll keep massaging it today and give her some more olive oil and see how it is tomorrow morning. I couldn’t tell for sure but it seemed just a touch smaller. I’ll check her this afternoon.

 

[Eggcessive]

My sick hen finally recovered from her balance issues after a month, but then her crop became impacted. Mineral oil 5 ml plus a lot of water worked great for her. I tubed it into her, but if they will eat well, I would add it to chicken feed and egg, mixed with water. Giving oil by itself makes me nervous if they choke, since it can be aspirated. Now if she has a problem, I just put a few small chunks of solid refrigerated coconut oil into her egg or on top of her crumbles, and she scarfs them down.

 

[The Phantom]

My sick hen finally recovered from her balance issues after a month, but then her crop became impacted. Mineral oil 5 ml plus a lot of water worked great for her. I tubed it into her, but if they will eat well, I would add it to chicken feed and egg, mixed with water. Giving oil by itself makes me nervous if they choke, since it can be aspirated. Now if she has a problem, I just put a few small chunks of solid refrigerated coconut oil into her egg or on top of her crumbles, and she scarfs them down.

Ok. I was massaging her crop earlier and she burped. I kinda got a whiff of something nasty like rotting.

 

[Eggcessive]

I will admit that I am not an expert on crop problems. Others, such as @azygous, @casportpony, @TwoCrows, and pretty much anyone else probably could give better advice than I. Most hens that I have treated with an impacted or sour crop had reproductive problems primarily, and all died.

 

[The Phantom]

Also when I massage her crop it feels like some rocks/sand in the bottom. It also feels like there is a “stiff ball” in there. The rest is just sorta mushy.
Like mashed potatoes

 

[The Phantom]

I will admit that I am not an expert on crop problems. Others, such as @azygous, @casportpony, @TwoCrows, and pretty much anyone else probably could give better advice than I. Most hens that I have treated with an impacted or sour crop had reproductive problems primarily, and all died.

She is one of my best layers. She’s never had any issues laying