My rooster is dieing and i cannot do a thing

[Clay Valley Farmer]

Too bad...

Watch their behavior and weight. But I am not sure that even if you spot a crop problem it can be fixed. If the crop is the only problem yes, but if the crop failing is a secondary infection due to a weakend immune system then it may not help much in the long run to go at the crop.

I have one bird I am watching now pulled her out of the flock last night for some TLC. Actually have been watching her for a while, she may now have a crop that is starting to go but she has been off for a month, really she always seemed a little off and slow to grow with no clear reason.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[epitidios]

He was sitting still in his basket, with his eyes closed. Just before i chopped his head, he opened his eyes for the last time, and looked at me. What surprised me was the fact that practically no blood came out.

This is my first flock. I started this spring with 18 chickens and 2 turkeys, and now i am left with 13 chickens, and the 2 turkeys. I hope that i won't lose anyone else.

 

[chkn]

Poor thing. It seems to me some of the people here have done crop surgery on their chickens?

 

[mypicklebird]

Ok, I am sorry for your loss- but WHY would you feed him just bran? Bran is a good source of many things, but it is incredibly high in fiber. Adding bran into the diet can increase it's nutritional content- but bran by itself is a bad bad diet- for anything, except maybe mealworms or other grain eating insects. With a slow moving or static crop- putting a bunch of bran in would likely make it worse- solidify the mess and make it hard by absorbing all of the water.

To detect impacted crop early, you need to get in and handle your birds often, and as soon as one looks ill- put it into quarantine and do a good physical inspection. If the crop feels funny (you need to know what a normal crop feels like by handling your birds often)- then you can take action to confirm the problem and treat it. Surgery is fastest and gets you the best change of cure. Most people try oils ect.


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[SassyKat6181]

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You are a good person for not letting him suffer through the weekend.

 

[downstownlady]

I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you. It is amazingly difficult when you raise animals not to fall in love with them but to be able to keep them from suffering is the ultimate love.

 

[nnbreeder]

If you still have the bird cut open the crop to see what impacted it. That could be your best information on how to prevent it in the future.

 

[Judy]

I am sorry for your loss. However, I agree with the poster who questioned the bran. I don't see how it could have helped, and I do see how it could cause harm.

 

[Beekissed]

You did a good thing, putting him out of his misery. I admire your strength during a bad situation.