Why is my EE dying?

[Maximus]

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No the scratch will not kill them ihave been giving it to myn a long time and every day.

 

[Josh45640]

I had to work all night last night. As I expected though, she died sometime last night. Im leaning towards impacted crop right now. It does feel like a bean bag and I still feel like the others would be showing some sort of sign if it was parasites. I just dont see one chicken being litterally nothing but skin and bones and the rest are meaty and fat. It feels like she has no meat on her breast bone or legs. I didnt notice until I picked her up because her feathers hid it. I am going to cut open her crop today and see if it looks impacted before I dispose of her body. Thanks for the help, Ill report what i find.

 

[FireTigeris]

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No the scratch will not kill them ihave been giving it to myn a long time and every day.

No no sorry- I mean its junk food...

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

Josh, I am so, so sorry for your loss. I have a feeling I will get a call from the vet tomorrow that my sweet EE is gone, too. I did not know to check the crop but I didn't get any whiff of sour smell from mine - plus she looks healthy on the outside so it must be something different going on with my bird.

Hooe the rest of your flock continues to do well...if you think of it, add an update here.

 

[Mavrik]

Sorry for your lost.

There is no smell for an impacted crop. Sour crop is when it smells, well, sour. Impacted crop is rock hard (or close to it), sour crop is squishy with the smell. Being squishy doesn't mean sour crop, could be it is drinking lots of water. Checking a crop first thing in the morning is a good way to tell and compare to other crops.

 

[WooingWyandotte]

I think one of my chickens has impacted crop...would apple cider vinegar help that?

 

[roz]

She may have had a genetic issue. Last year when we first got our pullets (they were about 13 weeks old), they all seemed healthy and fine, and then a few weeks later one of them (a blue cochin) was just standing around. We noticed she was extremely skinny, but had a full crop. I freaked out and took her to an animal hospital, saw an avian specialist, and $700 later we came home without a chicken. They euthanized her because after running tests on her and doing an xray, they noticed that (and forgive me for not remembering exactly what they said) at a particular spot somewhere in the whole digestion process which I cant remember, she had too narrow of an opening for food to get through. Some food must have been getting through though because she managed to live for about 16 weeks. They said she hadnt eaten anything that a chicken couldnt handle...they saw grit and chicken food, and they said it most likely was just the way she was born. I'm sorry for your loss.