Sick Chicken?

[TheyBeChillin]

Fast her for 24hrs. Then give some chunks of frozen coconut oil and continue to massage. Pick up some miconazole cream (yeast infection medicine for women) 1/4 mil twice a day (my ladies will eat it out of my hand) Massage daily. No snacks!

I have fasted her today for 24 hours. Before I realized it was sour crop, I had been feeding her one egg. May I continue that tomorrow?

Do you believe she will live from this, or does sour crop have a high mortality rate?

 

[TheyBeChillin]

Don’t massage her crop when it is full and puffy because that can make her throw up and choke. Use the miconazole or Monistat cream 1/2 inch orally orally twice a day. Here is a good article with details:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Thank you! I will check this out.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I have fasted her today for 24 hours. Before I realized it was sour crop, I had been feeding her one egg. May I continue that tomorrow?

Do you believe she will live from this, or does sour crop have a high mortality rate?

Get the monistat and start treatment asap. She can have a regular diet of a balanced feed, you can even wet it down a bit into a mash. Most of the time they recover just fine, and since you caught it pretty early I have high hopes. Keep us posted on your ladies progress

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My mom says she collected a third egg yesterday so Matilda did lay.

Her crop is definitely full. It is sour crop. We have a crate we can put her in to isolate her for 24 hours, deny food and water- what else can I do? I’m currently massaging her crop.

I don't fast mine.

Always make water available during waking hours. If you feel you need to hold food for 12hrs you can do that, but be sure to make water available.

I agree, I'd start her on the Miconazole or Clotrimazole, sounds like her crop is sour, especially if you detect an odor. The information on how much to give is in the article linked previously (and below for your convenience). Do give the medication for a full 7 days twice a day even if she improves.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[TheyBeChillin]

Get the monistat and start treatment asap. She can have a regular diet of a balanced feed, you can even wet it down a bit into a mash. Most of the time they recover just fine, and since you caught it pretty early I have high hopes. Keep us posted on your ladies progress

Thank you!!

 

[TheyBeChillin]

I don't fast mine.

Always make water available during waking hours. If you feel you need to hold food for 12hrs you can do that, but be sure to make water available.

I agree, I'd start her on the Miconazole or Clotrimazole, sounds like her crop is sour, especially if you detect an odor. The information on how much to give is in the article linked previously (and below for your convenience). Do give the medication for a full 7 days twice a day even if she improves.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Thank y’all!

 

[TheyBeChillin]

Get the monistat and start treatment asap. She can have a regular diet of a balanced feed, you can even wet it down a bit into a mash. Most of the time they recover just fine, and since you caught it pretty early I have high hopes. Keep us posted on your ladies progress

I have given her some coconut oil which she showed little interest in until the other two wanted it lol

Good news- the food that I could feel in her crop is now gone. It’s just squishy like a water balloon. I feel nothing impacted

Bad news- She’s started having tremors

With the monistat cream, I am hoping that’ll clear the infection up and that she’ll be better!

 

[Eggcessive]

Give her some electrolytes, or mix a cup of water with a tsp of sugar and a small pinch of salt and give to her.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I have given her some coconut oil which she showed little interest in until the other two wanted it lol

Good news- the food that I could feel in her crop is now gone. It’s just squishy like a water balloon. I feel nothing impacted

Bad news- She’s started having tremors

With the monistat cream, I am hoping that’ll clear the infection up and that she’ll be better!

I agree, get her some electrolytes, and get her separated from the other ladies, but within view of you can mange to make sure she's getting her medicine.

 

[TheyBeChillin]

Give her some electrolytes, or mix a cup of water with a tsp of sugar and a small pinch of salt and give to her.

What’s causing the tremors? Dehydration?