4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[SLK69]

Hi

 

One of my ladies has been vomiting up cloudy runny moucous for a couple of days - which the others seem to eat euk - she seems totally healthy otherwise, what could be the cause, anyone have any experience?

 

 

susie

[tara]

Hi sorry to hear about your hen being sick.We have lost a hen a week ago now to sour crop which is what it proberly is.It will be cloudy ,smelly and her crop will feel watery you may notice she starts going of her food as the crop dose not empty she will starve.Id get her to a good vet who should give you some Nystatin its not licenced for chickens but its used sucsessfully its an antifungal stuff.Mine was given antbotics and when another vet gave me the Nystatin it was to late for her.Good luck and please let me know how she gets on.

[*mummy_hen*]

One of our girls had sour crop - she needs to go to the vets and quickly as it will be quite advanced by now.

A good vet that is fully prepared for chickens will be able to drain the crop and give her a drip to get much needed fluids in to her. She will then need a good course of antibiotics.

Will all this she stands a good chance, although untreated she will inevitably die.

 

Let us know how she gets on!

[Egluntyne]

Sometimes it is just overflow from drinking too much.

 

If she is otherwise well, I wonder if this is the case.

[SLK69]

mmmm not sure have been watching her today and no more vomiting and she does not have smelly or swollen crop , eating drinking as norm - I don't have a vet that specialises in chickens around here and she seems happy and healthy.

 

should I take her to our vet and just get some antibiotics anyway just incase or wait and see?

 

not sure what do?

[tara]

When l got rosie she was being sick afder a day or so she was an ex battery so l thought it could be shock but looking back if l could go back in time and know what l know now id have taken her to the vet because it had not taken hold then.That was back in december then she was fine for 4 months then she became with drawn from the group this time and the vomiting started again.You could try and get a prescription from the vet to get the nystatin and may be some antibiotics as well.My rose was on antibiotics and they did nothing for her when l got the nystatin it was too late she died 4 hours latter.If you look up sour crop there will be loads of info on it.I also looked up (nystatin for sour crop ) there will be loads of info.Good luck

[Egluntyne]

mmmm not sure have been watching her today and no more vomiting and she does not have smelly or swollen crop , eating drinking as norm - I don't have a vet that specialises in chickens around here and she seems happy and healthy.

 

should I take her to our vet and just get some antibiotics anyway just incase or wait and see?

 

not sure what do?

 

 

I wouldn't bother.

[SLK69]

don't want to be a bad chicken person - but have googled endless sour crop and mine don't have the symptoms - tonight I will go out at bed time and grope all crops, I guess they should be firm with food?

 

If they are sloppy feeling I will call around all the vets and take a day off work.

 

and . . . . .

 

had no electricity in sockets from 4pm yesterday till 10am today - just light bulbs working - had to get electrician to do a fault find (dodgy garage wiring over 30 years old aaaggg) and the double glazing company came and fitted my new patio doors back to front yesterday as it was the only way they could get them to fit - so that's another day of to get new ones refitted the right way oooo. doncha love life. so glad I have the chooks to destress me will be a good chicken mummy

 

 

susie x

[sandyhas3chucks]

check crops in the morning. should be empty.

In my experience if E says go to vet you go, but sounds not sour to me also! Noit sure the others would drink from a sour crop spill, it is AWFUL!!!

[SLK69]

thanks for all comments - have been out chk'd them including holding them all up to squeeze their crops and smell breath at the same time - and there was only that vague chicken breath smell which I don't find unpleasant. (actually quite like it)

 

Will chk for empty crops in the morning - I've been having normal egg laying, no obvious weight loss and no vomity stuff going on today that I saw - it was quite watery the stuff that came out and smell-less.

 

so glad I have this site to share all the intimate details of my chickens with - who else could I tell about squeezing crops and smelling chicken breath?

 

Don't feel totally relaxed about this, but will see what the morning brings - if only they could talk.

 

 

s.