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[surf_space]

My little pekin, Pumba, has sour crop again. She had it in the summer a while back as well as an impacted crop, of which the vet manage to get out a very large grass ball ...I'm not really sure what to do this time, I know that if they've had it once it's more likely to re occur but she seams happy enough. Does anyone have any advice, as it would be much appreciated?

 

In the summer when she had it before we thought in the that she was on her last legs as she really didn't look very well, however, just as we were about to let her go, she perked up loads and has been really healthy over the winter and fine until now I've given her live maggots over the past two days and added apple cider vinegar into the water, I'm about to give her a live yoghurt mixture too. She isn't laying at the minute, but neither are my other hens (they started, then stopped) however, she has a really red comb and is perky and still running around. She still has an appetite and is a little slower than the others but only because the crop gets in the way, but keeps wrenching her neck to try and unblock it

 

Sorry for rambling on but I am trying to give you as much information as possible Hope someone can give some advice

[Egghead68]

Often it's fungal and needs to be treated with something like nystan or fluconazole.

[surf_space]

Thanks for the reply, do you know where I could get hold of either of those? thanks

[Luvachicken]

I've never experienced sour crop.

How do you know they have it in the first place ? What signs do I look for ?

[surf_space]

luvachicken, I found it by checking her crop in the morning, as that is when their crops should be empty as their food has been digested. Her crop was unusually large and when I felt it, and was full of liquid, which is a good indicator of sour crop, if it was impacted it would have been a solid mass. She looked uncomfortable too, wrenching her neck as if to try and unblock something. She seams to be doing better today so I hope she recovers.

[sandyhas3chucks]

you can get at Vet or a prescrirtion for Nystatin, I have a pal that brings ORAL Nystatin back from abroad where you van just purchase it in pharmacies.

Alternatively the Thrush pill for humans I read somewhere on tenth mixed with water... but I think it should be used for 5 days not a one off like with us.. but am not a vet an only repeating what I have read others are doing...

[Egluntyne]

I no longer treat this with ACV as, on reading up on the subject, I realised that the ACV was adding to the acidity problem. I now keep a hen with sour crop on water with bicarbonate of soda added (1 desert spoon to 4 pints) to counteract the acidity, and very soft wet food and have found it quite effective.

[sandyhas3chucks]

Thanks logged in brain for further use

[Egghead68]

Theflucanazole is sold as an oral thrush tablet for humans in e.g. Boots. I know of people who havehad some success giving around 1/10th of a capsule twice a day for five daysbut I am not a vet either and I am sure it isnot licensed for poultry. Good luck.

[Luvachicken]

luvachicken, I found it by checking her crop in the morning, as that is when their crops should be empty as their food has been digested. Her crop was unusually large and when I felt it, and was full of liquid, which is a good indicator of sour crop, if it was impacted it would have been a solid mass. She looked uncomfortable too, wrenching her neck as if to try and unblock something. She seams to be doing better today so I hope she recovers.

 

Thanks for that. I know what to look for now