Sour Crop?

[Bougie_chix]

I’m VERY new to this. Lady Feathington has been acting like this for a few weeks and it just dawned on me after reading something on here yesterday that something is wrong. I just thought she was hot! It always look likes she’s slouching and her comb is black. She acts like she is tired all the time - normally she would run away when I walk up to pick her up but she just lays there and lets me. She’s eating and drinking, but this morning it was like she couldn’t get enough food - she ate like she hasn’t eaten in days. She’s 20 weeks old. I thought at first she may be getting ready to lay and is egg bound, but it’s too soon for this breed. All signs are pointing to sour crop, I can’t smell anything (my nose isn’t the best). I pulled her out of the run and separated her just in case, giving her yogurt and fluids. I tried to massage the crop and she pulls away like it hurts - but it doesn’t feel “squishy”, it’s not hard. I don’t know what else to do. I’ve waited so long to realize there was an issue - so it could be a number of things and I hope it’s easily corrected. Any advice is appreciated.

Thx - bougie_chix

 

[nuthatched]

I don't think its sour crop.
How are her poops looking?
What's her diet?

 

[Bougie_chix]

Kind of runny.

She’s still eating grower feed. Organic. Treats like fruit, veggies, meal worms/crickets and scratch once a week. I was going to switch the big girls to layer feed this week because they are 20 weeks old now. Clean water daily.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It always look likes she’s slouching and her comb is black. She acts like she is tired all the time - normally she would run away when I walk up to pick her up but she just lays there and lets me. She’s eating and drinking, but this morning it was like she couldn’t get enough food - she ate like she hasn’t eaten in days. She’s 20 weeks old.

All signs are pointing to sour crop, I can’t smell anything

but it doesn’t feel “squishy”, it’s not hard.

What's her poop like?

Is she being kept from food? You took her to food and she ate a lot.

Check her crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink.

If the crop is not empty first thing, then begin treat the Crop according to the article below.

While you are checking her out, look her over for lice/mites.

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