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- May 25, 2024
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Hi everybody!
I have a question regarding a possible impacted crop going on with our hen.
Our hen is a 3 year old bleu des landes who almost finished the molting (feathers are almost back to normal size) so no eggs for almost a month. Besides the molt and adding a bit more protein to their meal (grain, oats, soft corn and table leftovers like white pasta + whatever they forage in our garden), the hen was doing good until yesterday.
She didn't leave the coop and seemed lethargic, but when I grabbed her to check the hen fought back as usual. She refused to eat all day and only drank water. We took the hen inside home because its quite cold in Belgium.
This morning it's still the same. She is refusing to eat and only drinks water from time to time. Most of the time she stands still but we brought her best feathered friend inside and sometimes they move around. Looking for some answers here I found a good post regarding impacted/sour crop (the one with the crop corset tutorial), so I grabbed her and realized the crop was still full. At first it was a bit hard, but after drinking some water it was a bit softer, like water balloon. I waited some minutes and tried massaging the crop really softly while standing on my lap.
After a minute of massaging, she threw up some water and I immediately stopped. There was no foul smell so I'm more inclined to the impacted crop rather than sour. I'm worried I did something wrong but I believe I was not pressing that hard.
I don't know if I will get a vet visit tomorrow or if it will have to wait past the weekend, so I am wondering what can I do.
- How long can a hen be doing OK if they refuse to eat?
- Should I retry massaging and giving some oil? If I do I will make sure she didn't drink for about 30 mins.
-Anything that can help?
Thanks for your help as always!
I have a question regarding a possible impacted crop going on with our hen.
Our hen is a 3 year old bleu des landes who almost finished the molting (feathers are almost back to normal size) so no eggs for almost a month. Besides the molt and adding a bit more protein to their meal (grain, oats, soft corn and table leftovers like white pasta + whatever they forage in our garden), the hen was doing good until yesterday.
She didn't leave the coop and seemed lethargic, but when I grabbed her to check the hen fought back as usual. She refused to eat all day and only drank water. We took the hen inside home because its quite cold in Belgium.
This morning it's still the same. She is refusing to eat and only drinks water from time to time. Most of the time she stands still but we brought her best feathered friend inside and sometimes they move around. Looking for some answers here I found a good post regarding impacted/sour crop (the one with the crop corset tutorial), so I grabbed her and realized the crop was still full. At first it was a bit hard, but after drinking some water it was a bit softer, like water balloon. I waited some minutes and tried massaging the crop really softly while standing on my lap.
After a minute of massaging, she threw up some water and I immediately stopped. There was no foul smell so I'm more inclined to the impacted crop rather than sour. I'm worried I did something wrong but I believe I was not pressing that hard.
I don't know if I will get a vet visit tomorrow or if it will have to wait past the weekend, so I am wondering what can I do.
- How long can a hen be doing OK if they refuse to eat?
- Should I retry massaging and giving some oil? If I do I will make sure she didn't drink for about 30 mins.
-Anything that can help?
Thanks for your help as always!
