Sour Crop

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok thanks. I will make a better one, the last one didn't work very well.

Did you see the one that Carol made in this link?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

You can also order crop bras online http://www.hensaver.com/Crop-Bra.html

 

[TheFirstLadiesChickens]

Did you see the one that Carol made in this link?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

You can also order crop bras online http://www.hensaver.com/Crop-Bra.html

Is there an alternative to Vet Wrap? I don't have that.

 

[TheFirstLadiesChickens]

Here’s Martha!

 

[TheFirstLadiesChickens]

Instead for vet wrap I used a stretchy, white fluffy fabric. Does it look like it will work?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Isn't Martha cute!
Boy she does have a pendulous crop!
I like the bra, let get Carol's opinion - I have never had to use a bra on my ladies.
@azygous

 

[TheFirstLadiesChickens]

Ok! Sounds good! Thanks!

 

[azygous]

Looks good to me! You may need to adjust its tightness according to how well her crop drains. Be patient and check her crop each morning, and if the crop still has food in it, you'll then need to tighten it up.

It could require a few days of adjustment to get it just right. Martha is just adorable! Hopefully, being so young, the bra will help tone her chest muscles up and her crop will shrink and she won't need the bra after a few weeks. So I recommend trying her without it in about three weeks and see how her crop does.

 

[TheFirstLadiesChickens]

Thanks! I will keep an eye on her and send updates as needed.

 

[Cryss]

This thread is gold! I know its been mentioned several times but I can't stress enough about its value.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/altering-my-terrible-ts-coop.1267790/
My young cockrel had sour crop but never smelled sour. I followed the instructions anyway because his crop never went down. Yes he continued to eat. That wasn't good! That exacerbated the problem! Once I started treatment he started to empty vetter but it would happen again when the full treatment was finished. I used a bra on him once his second round of treatments allowed his crop to reduce. I put it on him in the morning when the crop was smaller. He always wears one and will for life. I no longer have sour crop issues.
Your bra looks good, just loose, maybe because it was applied over a fuller crop? Try it in the morning, cross the ties across her back like an X going under her wing one side and over her shoulder on the other.
If you use the cream I found an easy way to administer Miconazole cream. Twice a day (12 hours apart) I put the amount recommended on here in a bowl that is about 3-4 inches wide and deep. Mine is an old plastic container that contained premade jello and cream. I put a bit of treat/scratch in with it and mix it very thouroughly. It's really a very small amount, a finger pinch or so. Once all the cream is coating the treat I separate the bird from the flock by locking them in the coop alone. Then I hold the bowl while they eat the treat so they can't tip it over. I hold it at an angle so all the treat is in the bottom edge. As they eat it I scrape it back together into the bottom edge so the get every single drop. They gobble it up. I hope this helps. Make sure to give every single dose for the reccomended amount of days. You may want to start using a chicken bra. My rooster wears one all the time due to pendulous crop. No more sour crop.

 

[Cryss]

Oh, and do your best to bring those pretty hackle feathers over top the straps to hide them. I try to trim off a bit (not all) of the excess strap. The flock will peck at it. So will she.