Is this a ruptured air sac

[LinaNate]

I think this is a ruptured air sac... It's soft and moveable and the farmer that was caring for them before I took them over this week tried crop surgery on it and only found milky fluids in the crop... no straw or impaction. Thoughts?

 

[Eggcessive]

I think it may still be the crop. Sour crop or pendulous crop can be a problem. Pendulous crop happens after the crop has been stetched and muscles are too relaxed. As silly as it sounds, crop bras can used to hold it in. Sour crop is a bacterial or fungal infection. Here are some links to help you treat if that is the problem:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/answers-from-chicken-vet-on-impacted.html
http://www.tillysnest.com/2012/01/crop-issues.html
http://www.greenmuze.com/blogs/green-muzings/2208-chicken-impacted-crop-or-sour-crop.html

 

[LinaNate]

Thanks... I'm reading through the links now.
If she is passing waste is she sour or impacted? Probably Pendulous crop if she's passing waste right?

 

[RobG7aChattTN]

I just had this happen for the first time. It seemed to inflate right away and I drained the air again. I’m not sure if it will heal or not or if it will need to be wrapped (I’m about to go out of town for a few days so this might not be possible).

It was all air…no fluid!

 

[Eggcessive]

This may need to be repeated if the air accumulates again right away. Hopefully not. Leaking air sacs can happen after a bump or blunt trauma. Sometimes it may be caused by infection.