gongladosh Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Our poor boss hen Troy is under the weather... After checking her over tonight (fearing peritonitis AGAIN), it seems to be sour crop. Big crop, floppy, full of liquid and her breath isn't too nice. Poor thing's standing huddled and not wanting to eat much - she even went to be early tonight. Off to the vet tomorrow... poor thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I wouldn't worry about the vet; it's easily treatable at home... starve her for 24 hours, supplying water with ACV and a probiotic powder (such as the Crossgates one) in it. If you feel up to it then syringing neat ACV - 5ml twice a day - into her beak will help. Re-start food, just pellets and Bokashi in live yoghurt and she ought to be OK. Have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 cheers, what's ACV just out of interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Sorry, apple cider vinegar. Get the horse feed one, not the expensive pasteurised one from the supermarket - you need the live element in it for it to do any good. It's a god idea to add it to their water 2 or 3 times a week anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 aha, cheers! Pleasingly she's on the road to recovery - this morning, following a lot of squitty bum action, she's pretty much back to normal. We'll keep an eye on her, but she's looking much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 If she's inclined to have a dodgy tum then I'd advise that you have some ACV and probiotic powder in stock and add one or other of those to the water most days. Life-guard tonic also has probiotics in it and lots of other nutrients too.... the choice is yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 that "chicken vet" forum recommends "beryls bacteria", not sure of whether it is any better than other probiotics as it does not list what there is in it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 how is she now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 cheers for asking - she seems to be herself again (eating, pooing etc) - we've got her on the proactive stuff but her crop isn't fully back to normal - it's much better than it was, but is still a bit squishy. Does anyone know how long a hen would normally take to recover from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 3 or 4 days usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 cool, ta - will keep an eye on her + ACV etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 TBH the home treatment described above usually sorts it out. If it doesn't then there is probably some other underlying issue for which she would need a trip to the vet - it can be a symptom of other, more serious immune system problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
