post sour crop/doughy crop, still thin, odd poo

[Rushdoggie]

OK, so I'm pretty sure she had a sour crop/doughy crop. She may have had an actual impaction at the start. I kept her inside 2 weeks, then inside at night but let her out with the others during the day (it was cold and she is SO thin, plus I wanted to feel her crop in the morning.

I treated her with miconidazole for 2 weeks and if definitely got a lot better. Her energy improved and her crop would expand and contract what seemed like appropriately. It still feels softer and "wetter" than my other girls.

Its been a few weeks and she is still so damn thin. She's a huge fluffy chicken and I can see her keel bone through her fluff. She did a small molt too, I'm guessing because shes been sick?

Her poop has a lot of liquid, it looks like a white puddle with a few poos in the middle. She doesn't seem to be gaining weight very quickly.

Should I treat her again? SO little info on post treating for sour crop.

How long does it take for a bird to gain weight? I've been giving her extra calories every day (some treats, some cooked meat and eggs).

 

[jolenesdad]

Do you have access to a scale? That way you would *know* her weight gain or loss. Sour crop can sometimes be more of a symptom of something else going on, and not just an individual issue. How old is she? Have you checked for parasites? When was the last time they were de wormed?

 

[Rushdoggie]

Do you have access to a scale? That way you would *know* her weight gain or loss. Sour crop can sometimes be more of a symptom of something else going on, and not just an individual issue. How old is she? Have you checked for parasites? When was the last time they were de wormed?

Shes not been wormed. I have seen no evidence of parasites in her or my other birds.. I considered working her when she was sick but was worried about the effect on her health. The scale is a good idea. I can probably McGuyver something to use on my kitchen scale for her.

BTW: I have a dog named Jolene so I am probably technically Jolenesmom.