We need SERIOUS HELP!!!!!!

[Aravis Clanneed]

We have a pet chicken and two ducks that found a way under our fence and in the neighbors yard somehow. They ate their chicken food which is not good quality. But the worst thing is is that they over ate and now they have impacted crops. We have been dosing them with water, and oil. It’s said to do that online. We are new to being chicken owners and we need some guidance. Give us any advice you have! Our other chickens didn’t make it under the fence, so they are fine. But one of them we noticed today has a large lump on the lower throat area. They haven’t laid any eggs since we bought them in April so we were thinking that it may be a forming an egg. Any thoughts on the matter????!!!!

 

[picklestheduck]

An egg should not be forming in the birds neck. Eggs form much farther down the chickens body. It sounds like it’s sour crop or impacted crop. How does the crop, where the lump is, feel? Squishy? Hard?

 

[Tookie]

For the impacted crop give them the oil and massage their crops for several minutes.
Could you get a pic of the lump on the chicken? Its definitely not an egg.

 

[Sussex19]

We have a pet chicken and two ducks that found a way under our fence and in the neighbors yard somehow. They ate their chicken food which is not good quality. But the worst thing is is that they over ate and now they have impacted crops. We have been dosing them with water, and oil. It’s said to do that online. We are new to being chicken owners and we need some guidance. Give us any advice you have! Our other chickens didn’t make it under the fence, so they are fine. But one of them we noticed today has a large lump on the lower throat area. They haven’t laid any eggs since we bought them in April so we were thinking that it may be a forming an egg. Any thoughts on the matter????!!!!

Photos would definitely help with the lump.

 

[Aravis Clanneed]

An egg should not be forming in the birds neck. Eggs form much farther down the chickens body. It sounds like it’s sour crop or impacted crop. How does the crop, where the lump is, feel? Squishy? Hard?

It feels like there is feed in it. And as for the egg thingy it is more in the lower breast than throat I should have made that more clear.

 

[Aravis Clanneed]

Here is the chicken with the impacted crop

 

[Aravis Clanneed]

It is hard to take a picture of the lump but we will try our best

 

[nuthatched]

Here is the chicken with the impacted crop

Hi there, what leads you to believe the crop is impacted? Is it not emptying at night?

 

[Aravis Clanneed]

Hi there, what leads you to believe the crop is impacted? Is it not emptying at night?

Well when we touch her crop we can feel that there is food stuffed in it

 

[nuthatched]

Well when we touch her crop we can feel that there is food stuffed in it

Squishy? hard? doughy? if it just feels full of feed, That's the way it's supposed to be at the end of the day, it means they've been allowed to eat to fill. If it hasn't been like this before, they might not be getting enough in a day.