cocktail_chick Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I just can't bear it, just when I thought we were out of the woods and the girls were going to be ok, Egg has got a big lumpy chest. She's must happier than she was, the AB's are clearly kicking in, but somethings not right. My Vet has recommended a poultry vet near Alton so I'm going to give him a call in the morning - she's so adorable, I don't want to loose her as well. Another night of worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Is the lump to one side of her chest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Is the lump to one side of her chest? If it is the above it could be impacted crop.......if it is that there are lots of threads on here about it. Best thing is live maggotts which you can get from a fishing shop.....need to treat sooner rather than later as can turn to sour crop. I would also feed some yougurt mixed with a bit of garlic....worked on mine. If not prob needs to see a vet. Hope Little egg is better soon x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I was thinking it could just be a normal crop? Without wanted to appear like an idiot, many don't know that chickens have crops and they fill up with food all day, which is then digested at night. Where are you in Hampshire? They is a very good chicken vet near Andover, one of the top poultry vets in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocktail_chick Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 The lump is generally central to her and big. After I posted last night I spent some time on this amazing forum without which I would be at a total loss and looked up the anatomy of a chicken thread plus all about Crop. Subsequently, I spent a sleepless night having a nightmare about the process of manually removing a stuck crop and chook puke! The AB's are keeping her buoyant, she's eating and drinking but there's definitely a build up but thankfully no bad breath yet. I'm off to get maggots from the angling shop tomorrow, garlic powder and have bio yoghurt. Do I manually feed the maggots? Should I give them all some? Is this a good thing to do generally to avoid getting Crop? Whilst they're in their run, I move it around every few days so they are continuously on fresh grass, should I leave them to make a bald area and just feed them? Too many questions and I am sure that with another evening spent looking through threads I'll find the answers! Thank you all for your help. A x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 They love to keep us worried.......the amount of sleepless nights I've had!!! I just usually put them on the floor and they all pile in......just seperate the one whose got the impacted crop to make sure they get sufficient (about 15). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
