Sour Crop and Tough Decisions
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- Опубликовано: 22 янв 2023
- If you have chickens for any length of time, there may be a day where you run into a case of "Sour Crop" in one of your birds. This video documents what I did when I discovered one of my girls was ill. Unfortunately, she was also egg bound as well. It was a tough afternoon but as homesteaders, this is one of those things that we have to consider. I hope that you never have to deal with this and that if the day comes and you have to treat a bird with Sour crop, your outcome is better than mine. Blessings
*Warning, I do gag a bit and there is some vomiting in this video (the chicken, not me). Sorry. 
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Sorry for your loss
As hard as this video was for you, it helped me to feel better about my chicken. She had sour crop and I tried massaging her crop and a bunch of fluid came out. And the next thing I knew, she flopped over and died. I felt so bad.
Almost the exact thing happened to my Sussex. Quit owning dogs, because of the end- didn’t think losing a chicken would be as bad- but it is.
Same thing happened to my chicken
Just had that happen to me too. I tried to get it up but she died in my arms:(
Just happened to me yesterday I still can’t believe it this exact thing happened do you know why cause I’ve been thinking I killed it and I still can’t believe it pls help
@@tanishkavalavala1891 Sometimes there's nothing you can do. A chicken will eat something that clogs her up like grass clippings. Turning her upside down is a technique of last resort. Sorry for your loss.
One of my girls had this, I tried everything, but she was dying, I couldn't watch her suffer and it broke my heart to put her down.
I'm sorry. That's an unfortunate outcome. Aren't you supposed to tip them forwards like a tea kettle during/after the massage so that the crop can drain? Since they can't throw up. Most of the videos I've seen do the massaging combined with tipping forwards but give them breaks from the tipping so that they can breathe.
Thank you for this. I am dealing with this currently. She is my girl that I have had for almost 9 years, yesterday morning demanded to be handfed as usual and then i noticed her crop was bigger than normal. I have been massaging and giving bits of coconut oil but feel I will give her one last snuggle and end her suffering. It is heart breaking. Thank you for showing the heartbreak that you went through while trying your best to help her.
Oh no,I'm so sorry for the loss of your chicken🥺 I love watching homestead vlogs,but until I started watching them I really had no idea of all the hard work,dedication and compassion it takes to maintain a homestead! Thank you so much for sharing!~Lisa from Virginia
Homesteading really is a passion of love. Lots of work but completely worth the work. Thank you so much for watching.
Awe...I'm so sorry for the loss...You were great trying to help her ❤
Oh sweetie , sometimes a women just has to be tough. Hard to do , but you are a trooper. A good mama. Love to you and yours.
Kindly, Holyn
I thought you held them head down to empty the crop? I just lost 2 in 2 days. Both crops would fill up fast. I did the on bird this morning and it died. I don't know if ours are/were egg bound but they mad a lot of noise when laying.
I am 6 months into my first chicken layers in central Texas with more than 65 days of 100° plus. Twice have had over heating and appear to have saved both with gradually giving cool and colder water to bring body temp down. Isolated over night she flew to her sisters. Noticed the most aggressive hen attacked her. Maybe mean hen fought her causing heat stress. The violent hen found a new home outside chicken tractor. She will be adopted out to a new home. I put ice in a dog dish in the morning and frozen water melon rine in late evening.
Chickens don't throw up. She was so backed up that it all leaked out. You don't massage it up either. That causes them to aspirate. Usually they are dying at that point. Make sure you're giving them grit and that won't happen.
I am exactly the same way. My daughter has the stomach for it but i dont. I have one suffering rt now from sour crop with all liquid.
I'm so sorry. I hope this will help if you have another case. Please look into using Colloidal Silver to treat your girls. Just a little in the water for your girls will stop the sour crop. It kills all the yeast and helps there overall health. She isn't hurting anymore, Don't feel bad you only wanted to help. Much love you and your family
Thank you for the tip! I think I actually have a jar stashed somewhere. I will find it and add it to my kit! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your wisdom
You are the first person I have heard using CS. We make our own and are new chicken caretakers and was wondering why nobody uses it for anything? Thank you for sharing! 💖
Use a little Vicks vapor rub under you nose when you have terrible smells, it really helps
I am definitely going to give that a try. Thank you so much for the tip!
So hard, just had my chicken die in my arms to sour crop. I tried so hard to save her:(
I thought you were supposed to tip them forward to get it out
Throwing up all over your dog and cat...