Still no idea what’s going on with my hens comb and growing black spots

[Eggcessive]

Is her crop full first thing in the morning where it should be empty and flat?

 

[Eggcessive]

Is her crop full first thing in the morning where it should be empty and flat?

 

[Ohsrsly]

Is her crop full first thing in the morning where it should be empty and flat?

It doesn’t seem completely empty first thing in the morning, but is smaller than it was at night. At bedtime it seems very full, so I have been massaging it as part of her bedtime routine. But it’s still maybe half that size by morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Her crop always seems a bit full, but i don’t necessarily see symptoms of sour crop. Maybe just slow?

I sprayed her again for lice/mites and I also got Silver Honey for her wounds (I noticed her pulling at the area under her vent after treatment with iodine and ointment and I thought the bittering agent might help).

It doesn’t seem completely empty first thing in the morning, but is smaller than it was at night. At bedtime it seems very full, so I have been massaging it as part of her bedtime routine. But it’s still maybe half that size by morning.

If the crop is not emptying, then I'd continue to work on it. I think I'd first start with just giving coconut oil twice a day and see if that helps get things moving. The article below is what I use when treating my own flock, you may want to read that.

Does she have lice/mites, do you see them? What are you using to treat those?


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