Crop stasis (in hand-feeding) in canaries and finches
Other names: The crop is stuck
Symptoms
- The crop is full and does not empty
- Dehydration, weak begging and regurgitation
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
Per Merck: empty the crop, fluids, an antifungal or antibiotic if needed, and then small, light and frequent meals. (All under veterinary supervision.)
Prevention
Food at 39-41°C and the brooder at the right temperature, and do not heat food in the microwave because it creates hot spots that burn the crop (Merck).
Season
Breeding season
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Egg binding
- Chronic egg laying
- Egg yolk peritonitis
- Cloacal prolapse
- Feather plucking
- Overgrown claws and beak
- Heatstroke / heat stress
- Cold stress in adult birds and chicks