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Advice on sour crop
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Oh no, the saga of sour crop strikes again! šš But fear notāthereās a glimmer of hope! Your feathered friend is nibbling a bit, which is a sign that her spirit is still clucking along! With that chicken bra working its magic, weāre all rooting for her recovery. Remember, sheās not alone in thisāour chicken-loving community is here to lend a wing! So, letās brainstorm some egg-citing ideas to help her empty that crop and get back to her feathery fun!
Update: She's eating a little now! Put her a chicken bra during the day, hope she'll be better tomorrow
I have a hen who's currently struggling with sour crop. She's on her 6th day of treatment with nistatin. Currently state:
-Full crop, couldn't manage to empty by itself yet.
-She doesn't want to eat at all from day 1. Only drinks water. (We put her on fast for 48 hs but then tried to offer her some scrambled eggs and greek yogurt for probiotics and she doesn't even try it)
-Midly Poopy butt (greenish droppings that doesn't seem normal, but just a little amount)
-No more odor coming from her mouth (the first day she had some smell)
I'm currently making her a chicken bra to help with the crop. I'm worried that it couldn't empty by itself yet. I lost a chicken a few days ago from the same thing and didn't know what it was until it was too late. These two hens would always enter to the house to eat the cat's food so I guess it could be a detonant for this. The rest of the flock IS COMPLETELY FINE.
What else can I do? I'm scared of trying the help her vomit knowing it's risky. And if you check one of my latest posts about the death of my other hen you will know why.
Any tips? What would you do on my place?
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