Several chickens with different ailments

[Ccort]

Copper sulfate can be ordered online. https://www.amazon.com/Copper-Sulfate-Pentahydrate-Pounds-Dissolve/dp/B005KECPOA/ref=sr_1_3?crid=EVVN8I0P4H5C&keywords=acidified+copper+sulfate&qid=1666636479&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjk1IiwicXNhIjoiMS4zNyIsInFzcCI6IjEuMzUifQ==&sprefix=acidified+copper+sulfate,aps,220&sr=8-3

In its crystal form, it's extremely toxic to chickens. They must be prevented from coming into contact with it in the dry crystal form. No, it may not be casually broadcast over the ground. It can be used in water containers to prevent algae from forming. As long as copper sulfate is dissolved in water it is very safe for humans and animals to drink.

For the purpose of treating yeasty crops and also to prevent yeasty crops.
Stock solution :
1/2 cup copper sulfate penhydrate crystals.
1/4 cup vinegar
1 qt water

Mix this stock solution at 3 teaspoons into one gallon water. Have as the only source of drinking water for about a week.

Never give chickens the dry crystals.

It helps to first treat the yeasty crop of a chicken first with an Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) flush. Mix one teaspoon of Epsom salts into one ounce water and have the chicken drink it all or syringe it into the crop.

Avoid using copper sulfate in winter as it can trigger out of season molt.

And even better crop flush, and this is especially helpful if vent gleet is suspected, is tubing a solution of Epsom salts into the crop twice a day for three days. One teaspoon Epsom salts to half a cup of warm water. Tube it all into the chicken’s crop 2x a day for 3 days. This will flush the yeast out of the digestive tract.

Wondering if, in my situation, this would be helpful. With sour crop, do you do the Epsom salt flush, then wait for a while before doing the copper sulfate? Or just do the Epsom flush and then immediately leave out the copper water?

Is there a concern for the chicken refusing to drink the copper water?

 

[azygous]

Wondering if, in my situation, this would be helpful. With sour crop, do you do the Epsom salt flush, then wait for a while before doing the copper sulfate? Or just do the Epsom flush and then immediately leave out the copper water?

Is there a concern for the chicken refusing to drink the copper water?

The Epsom salt flush is for when all else fails to resolve sour crop and/or when it's suspected that there's a blockage in the gizzard.

When one chicken out of the flock has sour crop, we treat with miconazole. When numerous or all of the flock have sour crop, we treat the flock with copper sulfate since it's much more convenient that treating multiple chickens with miconazole.

There is a bitter taste to copper sulfate. You can overcome it by adding a splash of cranberry juice, but not the kind with sugar in it. Sugar feeds yeast.