Potential sour crop case

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I'm unsure whats wrong. I'll copy my post from else where.

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Suspected sour crop on favorite bird I'm super panicked. I don't know what to do. There's so much shit online. I don't know what to trust. I want to save my bird. She's about a year old. Black australorpe. She's liquid pooped twice in the hour since I suspected things were wrong. The crop is squishy and engorged but maybe it seems smaller than an hour ago. She's very sleepy [ like this.](https://i.imgur.com/Kwnw1zE.jpg) I'm isolating from food and water for 2 hours like everyone said. But after that it gets hard to know what to trust. Idk how long I have to save my baby.

She's perked up a bit. I applied a bit of Vaseline to her vent. she farted out some more soft poop.but she hopped up from her seat to the arm rest. She's looking around more.

For a bit I heard some wheezing. But that stopped. I massaged her crop throat to breast.it's about the same Davide as when posted.

Edit: she's looking so much better. Idkwtf I did. [See? ](https://i.imgur.com/83IMrns.jpg)

Edit2: [Poop sample 1](https://i.imgur.com/8dhVetZ.jpg)[Wiped sample 1](https://i.imgur.com/AYZ8VrI.jpg) hey poo looks like this, she's done this 5 times some bigger some smaller. She's up and roaming again. She's got a little raspy breath but just got into a very dirty room.

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She's currently napping in my lap. Her crop is squishy, and she's still reacting to things but her eyes are closed.

I'm freaking out trying not to cry.
 
The best time to check the crop to see if it has emptied is early morning before she has eaten. I cannot see your pictures. Can you get her to drink some water. Electrolytes or a little sugar (1 tsp per cup) would be good. Is there any bad odor from her beak if you feel of her crop? How old is she? Is her tail position up or down? Does she lay eggs? @azygous has a good article on how to determine if you have a crop problem and how to treat them:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
 
The best time to check the crop to see if it has emptied is early morning before she has eaten. I cannot see your pictures. Can you get her to drink some water. Electrolytes or a little sugar (1 tsp per cup) would be good. Is there any bad odor from her beak if you feel of her crop? How old is she? Is her tail position up or down? Does she lay eggs? @azygous has a good article on how to determine if you have a crop problem and how to treat them:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
Ummm no foul smell, just under a year. Up and down. Yes she lays. Idk about today.
 
The best time to check the crop to see if it has emptied is early morning before she has eaten. I cannot see your pictures. Can you get her to drink some water. Electrolytes or a little sugar (1 tsp per cup) would be good. Is there any bad odor from her beak if you feel of her crop? How old is she? Is her tail position up or down? Does she lay eggs? @azygous has a good article on how to determine if you have a crop problem and how to treat them:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
She drank and had some grit this morning. But the crop did not shrink at all Overnight. After the small amount of those her crop is back up to the size of a golf ball, and squishy like a water balloon.

My worry is I saw her craning her head back/up eyes closed. She did it twice so I rushed her outside and saw the flock in case she was dying. But the cool fresh air helped and now she preening and she just tucked her head on her wing to nap, literally as I type this. Her tail is more up than before.

I was advised to buy monistat7 and administer orally. Was that bad advice?

Edit: woke up from nap had a much more solid poo than yesterday.
 
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