Swollen Crop!

[EggSlayer]

i hope she gets better! we've had two of our lovely hens die from this and it was really sad. thanks to everyone posting how to handle this situation; now i'll know what to do in the future.

Sorry to hear, bad things do happen. Two of my hens died from calcium deficiency. I adopted them like that, and it was too late.

The good news is, a lot of these can be avoided, and corrected. In the future, just watch out when you force the chicken to puke. Make sure her neck is as straight as possible, and no more than 5-7 seconds of the deal. Raise her up, and let her breath. She could suffocate otherwise.

My chicken has recovered and is back to normal. Mission accomplished!

Thank you everyone.

 

[Bugseye]

I just arrived back home from vacation, and it looks as of two of my hens have swollen crop, poor things. I've started the emptying process with one and will get the other in the morning, if not before. I'm so appreciative of this information. I thought I had them covered. Now to get them back to health.

 

[DYarbro97]

1. Empty the crop....hold the chicken firmly under one arm whilst tipping it forward and straightening the neck out with the other. The fluid should drain out or 'vomit' up. Gentle squeezing of the crop may help. It is EXTREMELY important not to hold the chicken upside down for more than 5 to 10 seconds at a time or they may begin to aspirate the fluid.

I wish I would have read this earlier tonight. I just lost my Speckled Sussex because I didn't know this. Now I know what to do in the future if this happens again.

 

[debp]

Update: This morning leghorn was up and eating again early. Her crop didn't look so big, so I think she was just hungry after maybe having a bout of coccidiosis? Will keep an eye on her.

I have a 17 wk old brown leghorn that was not eating much - pecked at everything but food. She is small, pale and sometimes lethargic. Since she was not eating much, I thought maybe coccidiosis, so I put the flock on Corid 3 days ago. Today, I noticed she was eating their food enthusiastically. But, tonight, her crop was so big, and fairly hard. Much more so than I've felt on any other bird. They free range with lots of vegetation, so could be impacted crop. So, if it is still big and fairly hard in the morning, I would need to get water into her crop, from what I read on the link provided in this thread. Does anyone know of a detailed explanation of how to do that without getting water into the trachea?