Swollen crop on baby bantam

[sunny_bellyboo]

I am not near the chicken currently, and my dad won't be able to do anything for about 2 hours

 

[Lamontelle4]

Thanks, we don't have coconut oil, is there a possible substitute?

Olive oil. If it’s sour craw then feed it yogurt that has live cultures in it. That cultures will fight off the bacteria that’s causing it. You know it’s sour craw if it’s craw it’s squishy. You can also put a little bit of apple cider vinegar in its water to see if that helps.

 

[Lamontelle4]

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We're not sure how she normally acts because we bought her from the store only today to see if we could help her(or him, we're not sure). We only took her because we don't think she would survive the store with any condition

I unfortunately Have had a chicks that did that. It’s a birth defect. Separate it from the other chickens in a bin with a heat lamp, and prop it upright with like a towel or something. There’s not much you can do but see if she gets worse or better. Most the time they don’t live for very long. But occasionally they do survive.

 

[Chickin Out]

Please give the baby applesauce as soon as you can. Warm it up slightly, don't give it cold. the apple sauce they sell for babies is better but any applesauce in a storm.
Cute baby-- bless you and thank you for helping.

 

[AEbersole]

I got a chick from tractor supply last week that this happened to. It ended up dying within about 4 days and only had the really swollen crop for about 24 hours. Now I think it's starting with another bantam chick I got at the same time.

 

[sunny_bellyboo]

Guys it's still living! Like @Lamontelle4 said, we think it was just a birth defect. @Chickin Out thanks for the compliment! @AEbersole it's still living thankfully for us

 

[AEbersole]

Guys it's still living! Like @Lamontelle4 said, we think it was just a birth defect. @Chickin Out thanks for the compliment! @AEbersole it's still living thankfully for us

That's awesome! Did it go down or is it still big?

 

[sunny_bellyboo]

That's awesome! Did it go down or is it still big?

Not at all but it's still living