Loved using this site over the past couple years. Finally got around to becoming a member just because I wanted to share on a couple older threads
and couldn't without it. Just approved and I'm happy to be apart.
I believe that many people have a lot more knowledge than I, however if this helps anyone I would like to share. I had read previously on a different
thread about a chicken with a impacted crop which was very similar to my experience with my chicken. I thought I would share on a new thread what happened and the outcome.
My 5 month old Rhode Island Red Chickens name is Fuego and she is a homebody. Fuego doesn't go outside and lives in the house. I left AZ to go to Cali for 3 days leaving her to be taken care of by my brother. I'm not sure what happened but when I got home she had an impacted crop which had never happened before.. She eats Crumble from the feed store, tomatoes twice a day and some times gets a little hamburger or meal worms every other day. For my trip I left him tomatoes and crumble for her daily.
It seemed as though her crop was full of something dry and hard so I know she probably didn't get enough water. Possibly one of the other animals ate her tomatoes which would also add to dehydration.. She was still eating and seemed ok and had energy so I thought I just need to take care of this quickly tonight before it becomes more. I've read about sour crop and other conditions if left untreated. I immediately stopped her eating anything else and gave her water. Then I fed her grit and some squirts of olive oil being careful not to aspirate her. I massaged her crop and it softened a little, she seemed to enjoy it and fell asleep in my lap
The next morning I noticed it was increasingly better I tried to feed her more grit she wouldn't eat it so I gave her another squirt of olive oil and massaged her crop again. I let her eat normally the next day and massaged her crop another 3 or 4 times still feeling it half full of something much like a large squishy hacky sac.
Finally,The following day I massaged it again and it emptied out. I had noticed small black smelly poops and it had me worried. by the 2nd day she had small black smelly poops along with some regular poops. Her eating and behaviour were perfectly normal. However, it took over a week for her to process whatever that was in her system.
The previous thread had never followed up about the black poops that her chicken had and she seemed really worried. I have had the same experience and realize that the left over dried crumble in her crop mixed with water olive oil and grit can cause this. That if your chicken is feeling poorly by all means take her to a vet.
But my chickens behavior was robust in her eating,, drinking and her energy was up. I don't know if it was her stomach or the grit causing it to be black, but she was healthy and it passed with time.
If anybody would like to ask any questions or share with me more knowledge concerning this it would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Fuego's Mama
and couldn't without it. Just approved and I'm happy to be apart.
I believe that many people have a lot more knowledge than I, however if this helps anyone I would like to share. I had read previously on a different
thread about a chicken with a impacted crop which was very similar to my experience with my chicken. I thought I would share on a new thread what happened and the outcome.
My 5 month old Rhode Island Red Chickens name is Fuego and she is a homebody. Fuego doesn't go outside and lives in the house. I left AZ to go to Cali for 3 days leaving her to be taken care of by my brother. I'm not sure what happened but when I got home she had an impacted crop which had never happened before.. She eats Crumble from the feed store, tomatoes twice a day and some times gets a little hamburger or meal worms every other day. For my trip I left him tomatoes and crumble for her daily.
It seemed as though her crop was full of something dry and hard so I know she probably didn't get enough water. Possibly one of the other animals ate her tomatoes which would also add to dehydration.. She was still eating and seemed ok and had energy so I thought I just need to take care of this quickly tonight before it becomes more. I've read about sour crop and other conditions if left untreated. I immediately stopped her eating anything else and gave her water. Then I fed her grit and some squirts of olive oil being careful not to aspirate her. I massaged her crop and it softened a little, she seemed to enjoy it and fell asleep in my lap
The next morning I noticed it was increasingly better I tried to feed her more grit she wouldn't eat it so I gave her another squirt of olive oil and massaged her crop again. I let her eat normally the next day and massaged her crop another 3 or 4 times still feeling it half full of something much like a large squishy hacky sac.
Finally,The following day I massaged it again and it emptied out. I had noticed small black smelly poops and it had me worried. by the 2nd day she had small black smelly poops along with some regular poops. Her eating and behaviour were perfectly normal. However, it took over a week for her to process whatever that was in her system.
The previous thread had never followed up about the black poops that her chicken had and she seemed really worried. I have had the same experience and realize that the left over dried crumble in her crop mixed with water olive oil and grit can cause this. That if your chicken is feeling poorly by all means take her to a vet.
But my chickens behavior was robust in her eating,, drinking and her energy was up. I don't know if it was her stomach or the grit causing it to be black, but she was healthy and it passed with time.
If anybody would like to ask any questions or share with me more knowledge concerning this it would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Fuego's Mama
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