Water running back out - almost looks like she vomited

[canesisters]

Hi All.

I'm sure there's a post or two somewhere about this but I haven't been able to find it
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I've seen this a few times and I'm not 100% sure what I'm seeing.
I'll be sitting out with the chooks, giving them an afternoon treat of either fridge cleanings or scratch, and one of the girls will reach down to pick up something and water will run out of her beak. It's usually about a tablespoon's worth or so. She doesn't seem to even notice - and I've seen it from both of my speckled sussex and from one of my wynadottes. They don't have any other signs of illness that I've noticed. They continue to eat and peck at each other and run around after this happens.

I'm assuming that they've gone over and gotten a big drink and their crop is full of water - when they bend over, out it comes. Is this what's going on???????

 

[aoxa]

This will happen if they drink too much on a full crop. Nothing to worry about unless what is coming out smells bad. If it does, it could be sour crop.

I have had this happen at a show with one of my birds. She was nervous and overeating (and overdrinking) and she would overload herself and water would ooze out. It did not smell, so I didn't worry (other then the fact that she was making a mess of herself).

 

[AndreaS]

I've seen the same thing multiple times. Usually when it is really hot and i refill their water during the afternoon with ice water. They drink a ton of it quickly and then as they start pecking about again, some dribbles out.

I don't think it's a concern, but you could always do an overnight crop check just to be sure.

 

[canesisters]

Thanks, that's pretty much what I thought. I just wanted to check since I keep seeing it.
What's an overnight crop check?

 

[Moonkit]

It means go out the night before to gently feel the size and firmness of their crop.. then try to go out the next morning before they come off their roosts and eat anything and check to see if the crops have reduced in size at all. Overnight, there should be a significant reduction in size as food is processed through their digestive system and empties the crop.

 

[aoxa]

It means go out the night before to gently feel the size and firmness of their crop.. then try to go out the next morning before they come off their roosts and eat anything and check to see if the crops have reduced in size at all.  Overnight, there should be a significant reduction in size as food is processed through their digestive system and empties the crop.

Couldn't have said it any better than that!

 

[canesisters]

AH! Thank you.
That should be easy enough to do - I check on them after they go to bed every night and I leave for work a bit before dawn.

Funny the things we'll worry about for our chickens. My cat was yacking up a hairball half the night and I'm not asking folks about that.. LOL

 

[aoxa]

AH!  Thank you. 
That should be easy enough to do - I check on them after they go to bed every night and I leave for work a bit before dawn.

Funny the things we'll worry about for our chickens.  My cat was yacking up a hairball half the night and I'm not asking folks about that..  LOL

I am the same way. My cats are always coughing and hacking up god knows what, and I look at them once and move on (or throw them outside)