Turkey hen w sour crop

shailey

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I believe my turkey hen Kaisellin might be suffering from sour crop, her crop has been slightly full and squishy the past few days and she has a foul oder from her mouth. I also noticed some green/teal sort of droppings which are concerning.
I'd like advice on how to treat her as it's my first time owning a turkey - not sure if it's different from chickens so I figured I would ask

Extra info: she isn't really eating and is low energy, she's drinking a bit. She's 10 months old and laid her first egg about a week ago, she's laid 2 more but hasn't laid again yet

Also included a pic of the weird droppings I found.
 

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I'll tag in @casportpony @Molpet and @Huntmaster to see if they have suggestions.

I don't have Turkeys, but if her crop is not emptying overnight, then it's probably a good idea to begin treatment. I'd treat as a chicken, but adjust amounts accordingly. Start by determining if the crop is hard and impacted, doughy, air or fluid filled, sour, etc.
I usually always give coconut oil for any of these along with additional methods as outlined in the article below.

The green poop - any chance she ate feed that had gotten damp and molded?

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

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