Comments on: Impacted crop and sour crop

By: Nal

Nal — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:59:54 +0000

MY hen Phoenix came out of the coop this morning with a filled crop which felt a little squishy like a balloon. I felt her crop and there was bubbling noises inside, confusing me. As I massaged her crop, some brownish liquid came out of her mouth. Other than that, she seems to drink a lot and eat a little food. She Ate more pellets in the morning than the evening. I really need some help as I’m unsure if she has sour crop or an impacted crop. She doesn’t have a foul smell but I’m still unsure.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:15:07 +0000

I have a 5 year old hen who appears to have sour crop. No nasty smell from the mouth or discharge and only a small squidgy ball about ping pong ball size. She hasn’t eaten since Sundays morning and after reading various articles I started giving her a very weak apple cider vinegar/water mix this morning. Kept her in her house with acv water mix. I’ve gone down every few hours to syringe feed her more of the mix to make sure she’s hydrated. Is this the right thing to do and how long before I should notice any change. She’s very lethargic and sleepy.

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:36:50 +0000

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By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:26:06 +0000

Thank you for the information. Where might I be able to obtain the white maggots?

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:09:35 +0000

Hi It sounds like you may have eased a impacted crop issue with the olive oil however if it doesn’t clear through quite quickly it could turn sour. If her breath smells bad (or it still has reduced in size) you need to clear the crop as quickly as possible using the method described in the article. It can be a pretty horrible experience for both you and the chicken but I have tried it and it does work if you catch it in time. Plenty of water afterwards will also help. Impacted crop can just happen but if your chickens have access to lots of long grass or large leaf foliage that could be causing the impaction it would be best to restrict this if possible.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 15:15:53 +0000

I have taken my rooster to the local vet here. She saw him and said she would get back to me and never did… Now I have a hen with crop issues and no one I can take her to. She is in the baby pen under warm lights. I am feeding vinegar water and olive oil 4 times daily, no food. She hasn’t eaten in days. Crop was hard. Now it is soft but hasn’t reduced much in size. Is there anything else I can do for her. The vets locally are useless. She is responsive and doesn’t seem to be in distress?

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 08:16:49 +0000

Hi, I don’t want to sound over dramatic but I know from experience that this kind of thing can turn nasty quite quickly so if it’s not evacuating easily using the oil and massage method I would get her to a chicken friendly vet as soon as you can.

By: Karla

Karla — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:45:39 +0000

HI , my hen Chloe is having some crop issues. It started off with what i think was an impacted crop. I game her water and messaged the crop to help loosen everything up. It did work, the next morning her crop was smaller so I continued giving her water and no food. Unfortunately her crop hasn’t gotten any smaller since. I gave her some olive oil hoping that would do the trick but it hasn’t helped. So i decided to empty her crop myself, I’ve tried several times but nothing comes up. It seams like I’ve been close a few times but she keeps swallowing it back down. Her crop feels squishy and like something is in there. She hasn’t had food in 2 days only water. Do you have any advice as to how i should proceed and how i could empty her crop.

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 12:55:08 +0000

This could just be its natural shape. Unless, this is recent development and you see any sign of distress or a change in its normal characteristics I would say it was nothing to worry about. However, it is difficult to tell without seeing or feeling the birds and I am no specialist so if you are concerned a trip to a poultry friendly vet may be in order.

By: les daykin

les daykin — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 09:34:53 +0000

hello
I found your crop article very informative and helpful as my chicken looks like it has impacted crop. However, feeling the neck; it seems bony, as if the neck is protruding in a large forward curve rather than backwards. Other than this, it is showing the signs of impacted crop. It has been like this for about a week, doesn’t show signs of distress. please can you help, thank you , Les