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Post by linda29 on Jul 3, 2011 9:57:17 GMT 8
Hi Everyone I have a lovely Langshan pullet that seems to have an impacted crop . It feels like a golf ball. I have isolated her and kept ker warm. Does anyone know what i need to do to help break down the impacted crop. I have tried a small amount of massage but it is solid as a rock.Thanks Linda
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Post by jacquie on Jul 3, 2011 12:01:06 GMT 8
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Post by linda29 on Jul 3, 2011 13:11:39 GMT 8
Thanks Jacquie for the link. I will give the massage therapy another go. Cheers Linda
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Post by quambie on Jul 3, 2011 19:11:13 GMT 8
Linda I have never had this but did hear a while ago that Olive oil was the go warm and a massage to help it it may be easier to help it to through it up with help trying to get that lot down will be hard Trev
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Post by ikbokchook on Jul 4, 2011 9:20:08 GMT 8
My Mum had one of these - poor thing She did what Trev suggests - warm olive oil and then massage it. It took a couple of goes to soften it up, but then, instead of working the mass down - she tipped the chook upside down and it came out of her beak!! It was REALLY smelly - lol, but seems to have done the trick Good luck - I hope your chook recovers
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Post by stephenkristie on Jul 4, 2011 17:43:32 GMT 8
sorry for question but what is an impacted crop???
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Post by ikbokchook on Jul 4, 2011 18:33:08 GMT 8
From my understanding (and I could be wrong!) an impacted crop is when the chook has a blockage in the crop, stopping the food from travelling to the stomach. As far as I understand, chooks need shell grit and things like that to grind up the grain, sometimes they will swallow a too large stone (perhaps if not given enough grit, or by accident) that can result in a compacted or pendulous crop. I don't know a whole lot about it, given that the only one I've ever had was recently (my Mum's) and it was from this forum I found the help - but it worked
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Post by linda29 on Jul 13, 2011 9:57:21 GMT 8
Hi Everyone I still have my Langshan pullet with only a little section of impacted crop. I have massaged her crop 3 times day for 12 days, I have feed her soluvit and wet mash via a syringe and tubing that goes straight to her crop. I read that you can use magghots to eat through the impacted crop and since I couldn't buy any, I tried to grow my own. But that naughty dog of mine always found a way to eating what I left out for the flies ::)My family think I am insane but I have lost 2 birds in the last month and I was going to try and save tins one. She is a bit skinny but I am sure she will put weight on. I have given her some slack and only massage her in the morning. Tanks for all your help :)Linda
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Post by annieyokie on Jul 13, 2011 10:54:19 GMT 8
Any anti thrush medication orally helps ,nilstat from the chemist (for people).I keep it on hand an drop 1 or 2 drops down the throat -stops the fermantation and helps clear it .
The other option is probiotics ,yogurt they help re build the flora required for the breakdown of the impacted feed . :)Its a good idea to fee d natural yogurt anyway on recovery to rebuild health.
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Post by jacquie on Jul 13, 2011 16:22:13 GMT 8
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