Sour Crop- I need some advice

[Wyorp Rock]

So it's full this morning before she had anything to eat/drink?

The crop is full of fluid or does it feel doughy?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[6BeachChicks]

So it's full this morning before she had anything to eat/drink?

The crop is full of fluid or does it feel doughy?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

It felt squishy, and she vomited a clear liquid.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It felt squishy, and she vomited a clear liquid.

Then I would treat as a Sour Crop.
Miconazole or Clotrimazole give 1/2" of cream orally twice a day for 7 days.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[6BeachChicks]

Then I would treat as a Sour Crop.
Miconazole or Clotrimazole give 1/2" of cream orally twice a day for 7 days.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I can’t get that until the afternoon, is it ok that she is outside in her run? She only has access to water, not food.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I leave my birds with the flock and with access to food and water. I rarely withhold food, even when treating for a crop issue.

 

[6BeachChicks]

I leave my birds with the flock and with access to food and water. I rarely withhold food, even when treating for a crop issue.

Ok, I just thought that you were supposed to withhold food, because I remembered something about not feeding the yeast or something.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok, I just thought that you were supposed to withhold food, because I remembered something about not feeding the yeast or something.

Well, she can't go without food for more than a day.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[6BeachChicks]

Well, she can't go without food for more than a day.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

I know. I’m going to try the cream. How long does it usually take?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You would treat with the cream twice a day for 7 days.

You may be able to clear the crop in a couple of days, but continue with treatment for the full 7 days.
Some crop issues can be hard to resolve, it depends on what's causing it to slow to begin with.
Does she lay eggs, any issues with laying eggs? Can you get a fecal float to see if worms might be a problem?

 

[azygous]

It does sound like she has sour crop. As @Wyorp Rock suggested, begin with the vaginal cream. I just buy the seven day cream and don't mess with the suppositories. I take the tube, pry open the beak and squirt a bunch into the mouth, sort of like squirting whipped cream into your mouth. Yum! The chicken doesn't mind as it tastes neutral.

Do this again in the afternoon. It's important to do it twice a day, or three in serious cases, for seven days.

You can leave her with her flock. You do not need to worry about withholding food. She will regulate herself. Just don't give her carbs like bread or corn bread, stuff like that.

The Cisapride the vet gave you stimulated her digestive tract. If things don't move after a couple days on the miconazole, a molasses flush would do the same thing as Cisapride.