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Tag: Crop Problems

Chicken with Pendulous Crop
Digestive System Problems

Pendulous Crop

You can feel a chicken’s crop on the lower part of her neck when it’s full after eating. It will empty overnight, but if it becomes blocked, a condition called pendulous crop can occur. 

Sour Crop in Chickens

A fungal yeast causes sour crop in chickens. It is identified by a putrid smell coming up from the crop and out of the chicken’s mouth. Treatment of sour crop is necessary to prevent serious illness.

Impacted Crop

The crop is part of the oesophagus (food pipe) at the base of the neck and is the first stage of digestion for a chicken,