A chicken’s crop will feel full after she’s eaten and will be flat (and hard to find) when it’s empty. What is a duck crop???

Quote: If the crop is hard like a baseball, could be impacted with fibrous material. When full, the crop is tennis ball sized.

7 Years. 10 Years. People often suspect something is wrong with a chick or chicken if their crop is full. And what does it mean?Thank you. It often happens with full grown chickens as well and is usually normal as long as they all have the same sized bulge.

Your chicken’s crop should be empty at some points in the day or, at least, first thing in the morning. Impacted Crop. If you aren’t sure if your chicken’s crop is emptying properly, check first thing in … Aug 13, 2013 #2 Miss Lydia ~Gift of God ~ Eternal Life ~John 3:16.

The crop is not generally considered part of overall physical or chemical digestion, but rather is a simple storage area that enables birds to take in a lot of food in a short period of time.This allows birds to eat more food than necessary in a single sitting, reserving excess food for a … 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, it contains food, water and grit (used for digestion). Premium Feather Member. In the case of chicks or juvenile birds this is usually normal as they will eat quite a bit during this fast growth period. A bird’s crop is an expandable “muscular pouch near the gullet or throat.” It is used to store excess food for later digestion. If bloaty/gassy with nasty fermented smell, it's sour crop. I was looking at sickness in ducklings on byc and I found a couple threads that said the ducklings "crops" were full.> What is that? Feb 24, 2012 30 1 31. Oct 3, 2012 #9 nepoisopen In the Brooder. You can sometimes feel the contents of the crop when handling chickens and it can certainly be seen immediately after a chicken has been eating.