I have a 8 month old Rhode Island Red hen that is displaying some of the symptoms of sour crop. She has always been a smaller bird compared to the rest of our flock, and developed wry tail as she got a bit older. I've found some complaints online from the hatchery she came from that their lines of RIRs have been very small as of late. She is laying well and we have not noticed any changes in her behavior.
A couple weeks ago, we noticed she had a smell to her that would come and go throughout the day, usually getting worse in the evening - that was her only symptom. This week I noticed she will occasionally spit up a bit of liquid and her crop gets a lot squishier than the rest by the end of the day. In the morning, her crop is empty and her droppings always look good - nothing concerning that I've seen.
I was thinking sour crop, but everything I've read made it sound like her crop would not be emptying every day if that was the case. I do have miconazole 7 on hand, but I'm hesitant to start giving her any if it may not actually be sour crop. We do not have a vet in our area. Has anyone else ran into something similar?
A couple weeks ago, we noticed she had a smell to her that would come and go throughout the day, usually getting worse in the evening - that was her only symptom. This week I noticed she will occasionally spit up a bit of liquid and her crop gets a lot squishier than the rest by the end of the day. In the morning, her crop is empty and her droppings always look good - nothing concerning that I've seen.
I was thinking sour crop, but everything I've read made it sound like her crop would not be emptying every day if that was the case. I do have miconazole 7 on hand, but I'm hesitant to start giving her any if it may not actually be sour crop. We do not have a vet in our area. Has anyone else ran into something similar?