ADon't withhold water from a chicken during waking hours, always they need water.
Withhold food...is questionable, so do. I don't.
Give the Miconazole twice a day for 7 days. You mention that some grass had been regurgitated and she had not eaten in days, so I would say she likely does have a bit of a blockage. Try giving 1 stool softener and coconut oil in addition to the Miconazole.
See if that helps. Otherwise you may need to try a Molasses flush to see if you can get something moving.
Does she lay eggs? Any bloat or swelling of the abdomen?
You've treated for worms right?
Often something going on with the crop is a symptom of an underlying illness or condition, so that's something to keep in mind as well.
She's still not eating. We're on day 7 of the Miconazole. I increased to 3 times a day 3 days ago. It's not helping. I gave coconut last night but I'm not massaging her crop. Sometimes I put pressure on it and she expels gas. She drinks a lot. Fills her crop up completely. It overflows sometimes when she moves. She's still won't eat. I'm boiling her some eggs now. She won't eat them scrambled, fried in pieces or raw. Going to give more coconut with the egg. I'm not sure about the stool softener. Do I give her a pill? Is there a suppository kind I need to get? Plus, she's had diarrhea, won't that make it worse?
No, I haven't treated for the worms. Took me too long to find the right wormer to use. I treated with ivermectin but it wasn't effective. Thankfully someone on here knew exactly what to do. I should have posted here first. I've had a problem getting where I'm at. CA doesn't allow shipping on a lot of things. They're restricting everything.
TSC had one but when I went to get it, it was the wrong one. Finally found it and it's getting picked up today. I'll treat her right away.
No, she hasn't laid. It's possible she doesn't lay at all. I've not seen her in a nesting box during the day. She sleeps in one at night. I put her in there. She has a bad leg. At the top where the joint is. I can feel it pop when I hold her. She limps a little sometimes but gets around ok. She's just slower than the rest of them. She hurt it about a year and half ago. I'm not sure she's laid since then. She's become kind of a house chicken. She comes in everyday and takes a nap, talks to me and gets cuddles.
Her abdomen feels ok. It is a little squishy. I think that's normal though.
I was thinking it might be mold. We've been moving things around outside and we had some pretty good rain this year. The ground is still wet in some spots. Whenever I move things I always rake and check for mold, but my husband was taking the initiative and didn't do that part and of course the girls always come running to scratch at the wet dirt so it's a possibility. I've got no clue what to do about that. Going to research it today.
What is a Molasses flush and how do I give it? I've never understood doing a flush on a chicken. To flush something out you would drain the liquid. Can't do that with a chicken. You could kill them. I'll look that up too when I'm done with her afternoon stuff.
I'm worried about her not eating. Should I force feed her the egg? Also, I've got someone that has the feeding tube set up and will help me with it since I've never done it on a bird before, only humans. Is that something I should consider?
Thanks for helping me. Treating sour crop is not something I've ever been successful at.
