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Sour crop and aspirating- help!

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grumpykat25 · 27/07/2011 21:05

Hello , I'm a newbie to the coop although have had chooks/mnetted for a couple of years.
Can anyone help with Babs please? She has a sour crop, and hasn't been able to clear it herself. Dh just did the vertical chicken vomiting trick (causing her to vomit on his legs) and now Babs is watching telly with us keeping warm.
She sounds like she now has fluid on her lungs, presumably the vomit has partially gone the wrong way. She's coughing and rattles a bit. Should I worry, and if so, what do I do next?
Thanks all Smile

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mummymeister · 27/07/2011 22:06

Has she got URTI/a cold. are her eyes sticky? how old is she?

grumpykat25 · 27/07/2011 22:10

No cold as far as I know. Her eyes are a little sticky but the crop was big and soft this evening and she vomited up fluid, no solids. I've ordered some antibiotics for tomorrow but I'm just a bit worried about her new rattly breathing.

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grumpykat25 · 27/07/2011 22:11

She's a three year old ex-batt btw

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grumpykat25 · 27/07/2011 22:16

Going to bed now but will check in in the morning, thanks for any help Smile

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grumpykat25 · 28/07/2011 07:25

We lost Babs Sad

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mummymeister · 28/07/2011 22:19

Oh i am sorry. she may have had urti which they can get as a secondary infection if something else lays them low. Keep an eye on the rest of your flock as it can take a week or so to come out. you clearly made sure that the second half of her life was so much better than the first. Some comfort i hope.

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