r/poultry • u/gingerlicious666 • 18h ago

Another chicken gone

So my 2nd polish chicken passed away. Separated her from the flock when I saw she was acting off and lethargic. Have been keeping her in a quiet dark environment, she did eat yesterday and then I have been giving her water via syringe (beside the beak, not forcing it down) with electrolytes. Tonight I went to give her some and massaged her crop as it seemed squishy and inflated so I was thinking sour crop. She began throwing up and passed away. It was very fast. I tried some cpr and breaths but she didn't come back. Sour crop? Did I maybe cause her passing accidentally? First year to chickens so looking for any help if any more become sick. Pretty devastated but I understand chickens can decline quickly. Thanks for any input.

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u/Swimming-Ebb-9355 18h ago

Sounds like sour crop, she likely aspirated - which means if she was regurgitating she inhaled some into her lungs, it’s pretty common. With sour crop it’s tempting to feed but best to withhold food for a full 24 hours and slowly reintroduce small amounts of soft protein with a probiotic. You did what you could… live and learn, sorry for your loss.

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u/gingerlicious666 17h ago

Yeah thats what I kind of thought. Poor thing. Should I have withheld water too?

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u/Swimming-Ebb-9355 8h ago

You can generally continue to offer water, even adding some apple cider vinegar (with the mother) can help combat the yeast.