Sour Crop?

[sbelmont2]

We have a girl with a foul, sour smelling liquid pouring out of her when we pick her up and tilt her forward, so we assume she has sour crop. We have been treating her with Miconazole twice a day now for almost 3 full days. She hasn't gotten any worse, but she still has a lot of fluid in her crop. Should we just be patient? Is it possible with a bad case that it may take closer to a week to heal? We took away food, but I worry about her not eating for so long. Can we give her food even with the crop so full of liquid? Also, I have read many articles and they all conflict: Some say do NOT drain the liquid because she can aspirate and it can be painful for her. Other people say drain it. Thoughts?

 

[DobieLover]

Have you read this article AND THE COMMENTS SECTION? Lots of great information there provided by one of the more knowledgeable members here.
You can feed your hen hardboiled mashed eggs and yogurt.
I would not aspirate her.

 

[Aapomp831]

DO NOT vomit your hen - even a vet would tell you they have a hard time with it. Feeding her won’t help, as the food is not getting to the stomach anyway. I would try garlic water for a day or two and then try a little bit of plain Greek yogurt or some scrambled eggs. Right now, carbs are your enemy as carbohydrates and sugar feed sour crop, which is a candida like yeast infection. You’re trying to rebalance the good / bad bacteria - garlic can help immensely.

 

[sbelmont2]

Thanks! We haven't been trying to aspirate her. It literally pours out if we try to pick her up.

 

[sbelmont2]

Have you read this article AND THE COMMENTS SECTION? Lots of great information there provided by one of the more knowledgeable members here.
You can feed your hen hardboiled mashed eggs and yogurt.
I would not aspirate her.

Thank you. I did read this article already. I will take a closer look at the comments.

 

[sbelmont2]

We have a girl with a foul, sour smelling liquid pouring out of her when we pick her up and tilt her forward, so we assume she has sour crop. We have been treating her with Miconazole twice a day now for almost 3 full days. She hasn't gotten any worse, but she still has a lot of fluid in her crop. Should we just be patient? Is it possible with a bad case that it may take closer to a week to heal? We took away food, but I worry about her not eating for so long. Can we give her food even with the crop so full of liquid? Also, I have read many articles and they all conflict: Some say do NOT drain the liquid because she can aspirate and it can be painful for her. Other people say drain it. Thoughts?

So the crop has less liquid in it now. She refuses to eat eggs. I have been giving her a bit of yogurt. I have been worried because she hasn't really eaten in a week. I finally gave her some dried worms so she would get some protein. When I massage the crop, it is all crunchy. I assume that is the worms? Is that normal for the crop to be full and crunchy like that? What else can I do for her?

 

[95eanimal]

how is she now?