Well here come phase two of "She is throwing up and her crop is big and hard"

[toyzbox]

Shes a 3 yr old sex link. She was fine last night. Today I found her just sitting there with her wings out a little. Her crop was way too big. As soon as I picked her up she vomitted a dark brown like water. any idea what that may be. she looks bad.

 

[CMV]

Impacted crop. Feed her some oil olive soaked bread and start massaging her crop gently but firmly. Hopefully you can break up the mass so she can pass it.

 

[cinbrln]

My chicken also is having this problem. I picked her up, she vomited, I massaged her crop and now she is making indigestion grumbling noises. I picked her again and she vomited. I offered her bread crumbles soaked in olive oil. I plan on repeating theses steps. Should I squirt some olive oil down her throat?

 

[CMV]

My chicken also is having this problem. I picked her up, she vomited, I massaged her crop and now she is making indigestion grumbling noises. I picked her again and she vomited. I offered her bread crumbles soaked in olive oil. I plan on repeating theses steps. Should I squirt some olive oil down her throat?

No. Too much risk of aspiration. Keep doing it the way you are doing it.

 

[cinbrln]

Thank you for your response... she did eat some soaked bread pieces...

 

[CMV]

As long as she is still willing to eat there is a chance of fixing the problem non-surgically.

Good luck with her.

 

[toyzbox]

Well holding her upside down worked perfect. Poor thing, she was just full. Today she looks a bit better and is drinking water. But I can't get ger to eat the bread with olive oil. When you say soaked, what exactly do you mean. SOAKED or soaked a bit?

 

[CMV]

You are trying to lubricate the mass in her crop so it will break up and pass through. Use as much oil on the bread as she will tolerate. A little is better than none.

 

[toyzbox]

Well, as usual you guys know your stuff. She started to feel much better as soon as she got some of that Olive Oil in her. After a few days I took her out of the mommy hospital and she seems to be doing well. But when I got home from work I realize that all the other hens are beating her up. I hoped it would stop after a day or two but it got so bad I had to put her back in isolation. Any ideas on what I can do? I think it's to the point where she is weak again.