Over treatment with medication?

[lbgreenfield]

Nutri-Drench or something similar is good to have on hand, in case of an emergency or something.
I hope she starts to feel better soon. I wish sometimes we humans could speak chicken, would make things so much easier!

 

[BugStalker]

Yesterday, I stuck a small ball of oatmeal in her beak and she swallowed it. I wasn't sure she tasted it, so gave her a larger glob. She went to shake her head, but decided to eat it. I then fed some to the others, and she got very interested. I took turns letting hens eat it, and she got the most, until she had maybe almost a tablespoon, then didn't want anymore. She also ate feed and drank a lot of water, and I'm giving vitamins. (I ordered Nutri-Drench shortly after my last post, which should be on the way.)

Her crop was pretty full last night, but still slow. I felt bubbling and smelled something like sour cream when massaging it. She's passing grit, but the amount of solids seems more normal, only wet, spread out with no shape. She was just standing in the dust box, so I brought her in to let her rest for a bit without food to see if it empties further.

I'm going to weigh her again, but I am leaning towards another baking soda tubing to remove sour crop material. Any thoughts?

 

[BugStalker]

I didn't need to tube Ivory, just gave probiotics and a drop of molasses or magnesium in their water, and she laid her second egg yesterday. I think I will try that, first.

 

[lbgreenfield]

I would not tube her at this point, I think her system might be resetting. I’d watch her closely. As long as she keeps eating, drinking, pooping, and eventually laying she should be fine. I will say that I have not had any real life experience with sour crops, my knowledge is only from researching things only.

You can introduce good bacteria into her crop by feeding her a small amount of Greek yogurt. I like to mix some puréed pumpkin in my yogurt, my chickens seem to enjoy that.

How is she doing now?

 

[lbgreenfield]

Also, was/is her crop completely empty first thing in the morning before she’s had anything to eat or drink?

 

[BugStalker]

Her crop hasn't been empty in the morning for a while. If I give her an extra couple hours, it gets to the point where it feels flat, but there is still some stuff tucked in close to the proventriculus that pops back out into the crop after a few minutes.

It seemed huge last night, by comparison, but even though it was still about the size of a golf ball this morning, it was flat by the usual time, so I don't think tubing is necessary, anymore.

Some popped out again after I let her out, as usual. She just relaxes the crop muscles to prepare for grazing, I guess, and some food and liquid pop back out. I don't really feel anything that would be too large for her, so I'm assuming it will eventually get fast enough to empty overnight.

 

[lbgreenfield]

Hm, ok. I'll tag a few others to chime in, but it sounds like your situation is under control for now, right?
@azygous
@aart
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@Wyorp Rock

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Please post some photos of her poop.

I would cut out the oatmeal and all treats. Offer her a little wet feed and plenty of water to drink. Re-Check the crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink.

If the crop is not empty in the morning and smells sour, then I would treat according to the article below. I have used this method a few times, but you do need to keep on for the whole 7 days and really monitor what she eats. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Hope she feels better soon.

 

[BugStalker]

This one's dried, from this morning.

 

[aart]

I would cut out the oatmeal and all treats. Offer her a little wet feed and plenty of water to drink. Re-Check the crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink.

This is what I was going to suggest.

I'd keep her crated 24/7 for a few days to observe crop function and poops.
I treated sour crop with all flock crumble soaked in miconazole.

Not sure about the "zinc oxide poisoning"....but all the stuff you were giving her could certainly cause problems.