Jewel, Amen to that! I tried it once to a chicken I was going to loose no matter what I did, on a holiday weekend. I'd never, ever do it again. My husband decided to throw grass clippings into my buff silkie pen, (their pens are planted there was no need and no permission to do so). It was horrible and no matter what I gave her she suffered. I had to put her to sleep. Never ever, ever again.... There are more humane ways and more effective ways for us to treat our chickens. Have an avian vet do it, but not yourself. Shudder. The experience was what nightmares are made up of.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM Michigan
From: Jewel Johnson <jewelclaire@yahoo.com>
To: "chickens-101@yahoogroups.com" <chickens-101@yahoogroups.com>; "quiet75779947@hushmail.com" <quiet75779947@hushmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] crop impactation....HELP
There is a less painful way with no risk of infection, like mineral oil and crop massage. Cutting a birds throat open is something for a veterinarian to do. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
From: quiet75779947@hushmail.com <quiet75779947@hushmail.com>;
To: <chickens-101@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] crop impactation....HELP
Sent: Fri, May 25, 2012 3:56:10 AM
| Treating Crop Impaction Crop impaction, also called crop binding or pendulous crop, appears in a mature bird as a distended, sour-smelling crop filled with feed and roughage. When pressed between your fingers, the crop feels hard. If left untreated, the affected bird becomes emaciated and may eventually die due to impaired digestion. Possible causes include injury, fungal infection, improper fermentation of crop contents, or insufficient rations causing the bird to eat litter or fibrous vegetation that packs the crop until it loses muscle tone and cannot empty itself. Crop impaction is a condition, not a disease that spreads from bird to bird, although if it is a result of inadequate access to feed, several birds might be affected. To treat crop impaction, disinfect the skin over the crop, slit through skin with an extremely sharp blade (such as a utility knife), pull the skin aside, and slit through the crop so you can clean out the contents. Isolate bird and keep the wound clean until it heals. Preventing crop impaction quite simply involves providing proper rations and plenty of clean, fresh water. If you withhold feed preparatory to deworming, moisten the first feed offered after the deworming treatment. quiet |
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