Ok, thank you and sorry I'm being a "thread hog". I use Eprinex (ivermectin) at least twice a year to take care of parasites. I only use shavings for my coops and the runs have a dirt sand mixture. I let my chickens free range all day so maybe that's the issue. She's not from my lines (I bought her from breeder), but the breeder said she'd never had sour crop in her flock before. This is also my first time dealing with it and I've had chickens for 7+ years.
Ivermectin is great for external parasites but the studies show that it isn't very effective on internal parasites in poultry .If I were you I'd use a poultry wormer twice a year, such as wazine or rooster booster.
Free ranging is fine , there's nothing wrong with them picking their own grass as they pick it much shorter. Shavings could be your problem. I've lost chicks in the past due to ingesting them. Perhaps this hen is snacking on them., she may even be eating the sand , it tends to sit in the crop without being passed .Chickens will give anything a go, it's a process of elimination all you can do is tick all the boxes and do your best.
