Squishy Crop

[ParksPoultry]

Hello,

I have the sweetest Lavender Marans rooster and recently he’s been having a rather large and squishy crop. It doesn’t have a foul smell (or any smell really) but it’s still pretty big and squishy in the morning before I feed the flock. I feed my flock a mixture of All-Flock and Layer feed from my local feed store and the free range about every other day or just in the late afternoon. His brother does not have this problem. It does not hinder his ability to move around and he doesn’t behave any differently, but I don’t want it to turn into sour crop. What would you suggest I do for him?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Beautiful birds!

I'd re-check the crop first thing in the morning before he's had anything to eat/drink. If it's still squishy, then address that symptom according to the article below.

When was the last deworming?

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

 

[ParksPoultry]

Beautiful birds!

I'd re-check the crop first thing in the morning before he's had anything to eat/drink. If it's still squishy, then address that symptom according to the article below.

When was the last deworming?

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

Thank you! I was actually just reading through that one. Honestly I don’t remember. It was either this last winter or last fall. I didn’t get him until April, so he wasn’t even around for that. You don’t think worms could be causing it do you?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you! I was actually just reading through that one. Honestly I don’t remember. It was either this last winter or last fall. I didn’t get him until April, so he wasn’t even around for that. You don’t think worms could be causing it do you?

Sometimes a crop issue is a symptom of another condition like infection, worms, coccidiosis, etc.

I'd treat the crop symptoms and see if you can resolve this. Worms can be issue, but it can be hard to know. If you have a vet that can run a fecal float on a sample of his poop, this will tell you if he needs deworming.

 

[ParksPoultry]

Thank you for the reminder! I usually deworm my flock in the Fall… especially after the late summer rains. I haven’t yet though. I do spray for mites and flies since the latter has been an issue this year in my area.

 

[ParksPoultry]

Sometimes a crop issue is a symptom of another condition like infection, worms, coccidiosis, etc.

I'd treat the crop symptoms and see if you can resolve this. Worms can be issue, but it can be hard to know. If you have a vet that can run a fecal float on a sample of his poop, this will tell you if he needs deworming.

So it’s been about a week now of treatment and it’s still very large and squishy. None of the others in my flock have this problem. How can I help him? He’s a very large boy so this has to be so uncomfortable. Is the next step treating for parasites?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So it’s been about a week now of treatment and it’s still very large and squishy. None of the others in my flock have this problem. How can I help him? He’s a very large boy so this has to be so uncomfortable. Is the next step treating for parasites?

You're checking the crop first thing before he eats/drinks and it's still large and squishy?

How have you been treating the crop problem?

Treating for worms may be beneficial, a lot depend on what's causing the crop to be slow.

Article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

Diagnosing the crop disorder A hen is behaving lethargically, not eating much, if at all, but she has a full crop. This is the first sign something's not right. The full crop points to this hen having crop issues and not being sick for some other reason such as a bacterial infection, which would...

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