Sour crop? What is it? Can it be fixed?

[dwegg]

HELP!!!! I think my girl has 'sour crop'? What is it? How do I fix it? She has a large squishy crop and is making funny movements. She did lay an egg today but did not get up on the roost in her spot tonight?

 

[Dora'smom]

Type sour crop in the box of the Google Custom Search at the upper right hand corner of this page, and you will get a lot of information on it. Much more complete than I can give you. You will also get posts regarding attempted treatments. Good luck!

 

[Clay Valley Farmer]

Check the crop in the morning, if it is not emptied out than that is a sign of trouble, does the breath stink? That is another sign of trouble.

Sour crop can be treated but sometimes it is a symptom of another problem rather than a problem all by it's self. Example a bird blocked up with worms will have trouble getting food from crop into digestive system, a bird with other infection or illness will be run down and digestion will slow and ability to fight off yeast type infections in crop will be compromised. So I think it is importaint to first sort out if it is sour crop then look for other problems that might have lead to it as well.