VOMITTING 5 week old CHICK! HELP PLEASE

[abraga]

X2...i used to breed exotics...saw that a lot in chicks. She may have eatin somethin thats stuck in her crop and interfering w/ digestion ...which creates sour crop. It can then lead to yeast infection In the crop. Can u see THE crop? Does it look splotchy/patchy? Sometimes u can see the crop is coated inside with it. Does the stuff she barfing up smell Bad?

 

[abraga]

Don't make her barf anymore...she can aspirate the food into her lungs..thats usually fatal.

 

[chimbica88]

what do you feed her?

Regular chick feed from tractor supply only. I have a flock of 300 + that are 4 months old and a batch of 30+ that are 7 years old. These two new girls were from a local school who hatched them and couldn't take care of them. I got them at 4 days old and now they are about 5 weeks old

 

[chimbica88]

Slow crop.
Impacted crop.
Try massaging it daily to help break up what's stuck in there. For the future try to keep her on a stickler diet of mostly just a complete chicken feed.

Yes only regular chick feed, I've got a flock of 300+ and more of 30+ of older girls for the past 10+ years. I've never seen this

 

[chimbica88]

How does her breath smell?My best guess is Sour Crop.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...d-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments.67194/

WOW WOW!!! Thank you so VERY much for this article , I'm filling it by the letter !!! Today was day one ! Hoping for the BEST

 

[chimbica88]

Don't pick her up when her crop is full like this. Does her crop empty overnight?

Nope, it doesn't empty. I'm massaging it now. I'm following the article about sour crop

 

[chimbica88]

THANK YOU EVERYONE! I'm following the article now, I've started her 1CC of the Monistat cream and the capsule of probiotics in her water with the ACV and the baking soda / cinnamon etc mixture --- all 3x a day --- also the article explained in detail how to PROPERLY Vomit her in the morning at 2 second increments everyone morning before starting her 3x a day regime of "meds" --- WISH US LUCK or if you guys have ANY other ideas

 

[Wyorp Rock]

her crop hasn't emptied in about a week

only regular chick feed

What breed is she supposed to be?
How and when are you exactly checking her crop to know that is has not emptied in a week?
What does her poop look like?