Sour crop?? (Poop and vent pics included)

[ChickenMom04]

My 3 year old hen was acting very lethargic upon checking up on her tonight. She was perched outside but when I approached her with the intention of guiding her back inside for the night, she didn’t move. She’s usually very skittish. I picked her up and felt that her crop was very soft, almost like it was filled with water. She gave a few clucks but didn’t mind me holding her. I checked her bottom and it appears that she has a clogged vent as well, with droppings stuck all over her rear feathers. I set her down and she wobbled before regaining balance. She doesn’t look pale and can still stand, but seems exhausted. I don’t want to lose her but there’s nothing more I can do until the morning. Could it be sour crop? Below are some pictures of her vent, semi graphic warning. Her poo is green I assume due to the large amount of fresh grass she consumes, but I’m also wondering if it looks normal.

Not sure what’s going on with my most feisty girl hopefully she can recover from this and isn’t worse in the morning. Any help is appreciated.
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[azygous]

No, her poop is not normal. Has she been laying? When was her last egg? This could be egg binding. That can back up the crop. How is she this morning?

 

[ChickenMom04]

No, her poop is not normal. Has she been laying? When was her last egg? This could be egg binding. That can back up the crop. How is she this morning?

I can’t quite track down her last egg since many of my hens hop off the nest as soon as they hear me, and all their eggs appear the same. She’s still lethargic and you’ll have to nudge her to get her to move. She was plenty fine yesterday morning, so it wasn’t a slow onset thing. She’s being very lazy and will let you lay her on her side or hold her, something she didn’t do before. One of our older chickens died from being egg bound because we couldn’t do anything more at that point and we didn’t have a poultry vet nearby. However she had completely different symptoms. She didn’t pass liquidy green stools and she had a pretty normal crop. It was sad to see her go after we nearly spent 3 weeks trying remedy after remedy to make her better. I don’t want this hen to go the same way. I’m not home at the moment, but when I get back would it help to give her an epsom salt soak after cleaning up her rear? Anything I can give her orally to help her as well? If she is egg bound, how can I help her pass the egg?

 

[azygous]

On your way home, pick up a bottle of this.

Give her one whole tablet directly into her beak as soon as you get back home. This will stimulate contractions and if she has a stuck egg, it will hopefully get it moving.

Wash her butt by backing her up to a basin of warm water. Pat her dry and then place her in a crate on top of several dryer warmed towels. This will accomplish the same thing as a Epsom soak and is less stressful.

Be sure she has plenty of water to drink, and include some dry poultry food as well. Then leave her in a quiet dim place and check on her every so often.

 

[ChickenMom04]

On your way home, pick up a bottle of this. View attachment 3090448

Give her one whole tablet directly into her beak as soon as you get back home. This will stimulate contractions and if she has a stuck egg, it will hopefully get it moving.

Wash her butt by backing her up to a basin of warm water. Pat her dry and then place her in a crate on top of several dryer warmed towels. This will accomplish the same thing as a Epsom soak and is less stressful.

Be sure she has plenty of water to drink, and include some dry poultry food as well. Then leave her in a quiet dim place and check on her every so often.

She’s eating grass now, and when I picked her up and gently pressed her crop, clear liquid came from her beak. Is she really egg bound? I don’t feel a mass…soaking her in epsom salt now.

Edit: she’s walking around but liquid comes from her beak whenever she tilts her head down

 

[Mvan42]

Sounds more like crop issues or a respiratory issue.

Is she weasing. Having trouble breathing. The grass could also impact a crop also

 

[ChickenMom04]

Sounds more like crop issues or a respiratory issue.

Is she weasing. Having trouble breathing. The grass could also impact a crop also

She’s breathing fine. She’s “vommiting” which makes me think she has sour crop. Yet, she’s still eating and drinking. It’s like she’s active as normal but has to take naps in between every 10 minutes or so of movement.

 

[Mvan42]

I haven't had much experience with crop issues. The article that was posted above has real good advice. I would start treating for sour crop until other respond. Separate her from all the others, No food and water through thw night to see if her crop empties. That would be step one..

Also if you can open her beak and smell. It will smell similar to sourkrout.

 

[ChickenMom04]

We moved her to an isolated pen but she was so tired she didn’t even peek her head out from under her wing until I prodded her. She has no access to food or water. I smelled her breath and it does smell a bit sour; her crop also looks pretty bloated. Hopefully she rests and doesn’t die overnight, I’m getting worried with how lethargic she is. if there’s any natural remedies I can give her let me know.

 

[ChickenMom04]

On your way home, pick up a bottle of this. View attachment 3090448

Give her one whole tablet directly into her beak as soon as you get back home. This will stimulate contractions and if she has a stuck egg, it will hopefully get it moving.

Wash her butt by backing her up to a basin of warm water. Pat her dry and then place her in a crate on top of several dryer warmed towels. This will accomplish the same thing as a Epsom soak and is less stressful.

Be sure she has plenty of water to drink, and include some dry poultry food as well. Then leave her in a quiet dim place and check on her every so often.

I think I identified that it’s sour crop. She’s regurgitating liquid and her crop is full and squishy. We separated her overnight without food and water but this morning her crop was still full. She’s still lethargic and “puking” every now and then. Should I try giving her ACV mixed with water? I read that it can help with sour crop. I also read on another thread here that keifer is the “miracle treatment” for sour crop but I’m not sure where I could get it. The only keifer we have here is in flavored drinks (for humans of course) and I assume the extra ingredients aren’t good for poultry consumption.