Oct 9, 2011 20:22:16 GMT
serz
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Post by serz on Mar 8, 2012 23:16:19 GMT
One of my chicks who is around 2 weeks old has a seg like looking thing on its crop. It's bruised looking and is very hard. It doesn't look like its causing the chick too much discomfort and the crop is nicely full. It feels like when we get hard skin on the elbow. Does this sound like crop impaction at all with it being hard? Thanks
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 9, 2012 6:15:46 GMT
Posting a picture will help
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Post by barrieshutt on Mar 9, 2012 7:02:24 GMT
perhaps the crop was not emptied before it was fed again and a build up occured, a crop wash at this age should not be considered
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Oct 9, 2011 20:22:16 GMT
serz
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Post by serz on Mar 9, 2012 10:53:56 GMT
i will post a picture asap
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serz
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Post by serz on Mar 9, 2012 17:02:06 GMT
Here's a picture. It feels like a seg but you can feel the squishy crop behind the hard lump
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 9, 2012 19:09:22 GMT
This looks bad. I haven't seen anything like it.
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serz
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Post by serz on Mar 9, 2012 19:25:34 GMT
You got a clue Barrie? From what it looks like on the outside is like hard skin that is broken and bleeding
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 9, 2012 19:30:42 GMT
Crop skin is normally very thin. I can't understand how it is bleeding but still intact.
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serz
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Post by serz on Mar 9, 2012 19:45:36 GMT
It's so strange. The baby doesn't seem to be in pain at all either
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 9, 2012 19:46:03 GMT
Maybe it's an infection?
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serz
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Post by serz on Mar 10, 2012 8:59:57 GMT
i havent a clue marrianne. Im a bit unsure what to do. Ive been rubbing a bit of vasaline on to it to try and soften it
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Oct 9, 2011 20:22:16 GMT
serz
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Post by serz on Mar 11, 2012 9:35:40 GMT
This little one passed away this morning
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 11, 2012 9:39:11 GMT
So sorry to hear that Serz. Rest in peace little one x
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 11, 2012 9:59:59 GMT
So sorry to know this. I had a feeling that it is something serious as crop are very sensitive.
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Post by stace on Mar 11, 2012 10:40:49 GMT
Could it have been thrush?
Symptoms:
In unfeathered babies, a Candida-infected crop will show signs of cheese-like lesions. When Candida invades the crop, a grayish-white layer of pseudo membrane covers the crop lining. The often ulcerated and inflamed wall will be thickened and opaque, making the crop puffy and abnormal looking.
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