EleventhHour
In the Brooder
- Apr 15, 2023
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I have an approx. 2-1/2 year old olive egger, Hershey. I had noticed her a couple weeks ago acting standoffish and discovered her large, squishy crop, which did not empty overnight. Her poop was mostly liquid. With crop manipulation, I could hear popping/bubbles in the crop and she had smelly "burps".
She is quite thin, but still showing interest in eating, drinking and foraging with her flock. She was/is not currently laying. As sassy as always (the photo is her finding her "happy place" while being massaged). Comb color looks good. She has been dewormed.
I did a week of 2x daily 2% Equate miconazole yeast treatment, and tried a couple days of crushed papaya enzymes tabs to help loosen the crop contents, plus 2x-3x daily crop massages. She started refusing to eat in confinement, so I returned her to the flock during the latter half of the week while continuing to treat.
Today, her poops, though on the small side, look normal. I am happy to see food getting "through". However, the crop still refuses to clear by morning. Size is somewhat smaller, but remains roughly the size of a small kiwi fruit.
I realize she may have deeper issues creating the crop slowness, but I can only do what I can do, and I am able to continue to encourage the crop to empty. I have taken her out of flock free ranging for a couple days, keeping her on an all-flock pellet mash and hard boiled egg with a little Nutridrench for strength as I reassess. Just wondering how I should continue.
Should I continue the yeast treatment, perhaps more aggressively? I also have acidified copper sulfate on hand. I am also considering a crop bra (though she doesn't seem "pendulous", maybe some constant support will help the crop clear)? OR I can try the nuclear option (Epsom salt flush). Thanks in advance.
She is quite thin, but still showing interest in eating, drinking and foraging with her flock. She was/is not currently laying. As sassy as always (the photo is her finding her "happy place" while being massaged). Comb color looks good. She has been dewormed.
I did a week of 2x daily 2% Equate miconazole yeast treatment, and tried a couple days of crushed papaya enzymes tabs to help loosen the crop contents, plus 2x-3x daily crop massages. She started refusing to eat in confinement, so I returned her to the flock during the latter half of the week while continuing to treat.
Today, her poops, though on the small side, look normal. I am happy to see food getting "through". However, the crop still refuses to clear by morning. Size is somewhat smaller, but remains roughly the size of a small kiwi fruit.
I realize she may have deeper issues creating the crop slowness, but I can only do what I can do, and I am able to continue to encourage the crop to empty. I have taken her out of flock free ranging for a couple days, keeping her on an all-flock pellet mash and hard boiled egg with a little Nutridrench for strength as I reassess. Just wondering how I should continue.
Should I continue the yeast treatment, perhaps more aggressively? I also have acidified copper sulfate on hand. I am also considering a crop bra (though she doesn't seem "pendulous", maybe some constant support will help the crop clear)? OR I can try the nuclear option (Epsom salt flush). Thanks in advance.
