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Weird crop problems

Poultry Kitten

Songster
Jul 11, 2023
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My hens crop (I believe) has been impacted for 2 days. Now after treating her, and massaging her it has become soft. The crop seems to feel the proper way, but it is extremely full even after a night of fasting. I do not believe she has sour crop because her breath smells fine but I am unsure. Does any one have any ideas what is happening? Thanks
 
Does it feel full of liquid? Or does it feel like it might be full of material still? Or neither of those?

I've had a bird that didn't really smell but still got better after treatment for yeast (disclaimer that her issue was not specifically crop related, though). I've also had one that did smell very distinctively of yeast. I think it varies.

Either way, the crop shouldn't feel or look full after fasting so that does indicate an issue of some kind. She could have a pendulous crop, possibly. That is where the muscle becomes stretched, leading to the crop becoming very large, and impaction can be a possible cause.

A picture might help, if you're able to get one. I hope you're able to figure out what is going on with her.
 
The crop feels like it has some material and liquid inside of it. It seems to feel like a crop should. It also does not hang down like pendulous crop. Here are some images of it helps. The feather loss is just from a different hen pecking her but she has shafts growing in.
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