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What
should a fancier know about Sour Crop?
Sour Crop is also
called Candida, or Thrush. It is a very common disease, caused by a fungal
infection of the digestive tract. It’s often associated with excessive
use of antibiotics.
Symptoms of Sour Crop include listlessness, loss of appetite, weight loss,
a water-filled crop, and frequent vomiting. The vomit often has a very
putrid odor. Sometimes in lesser cases, thrush will show itself as just
small whitish spots in the throat, which can cause confusion with Canker.
Another symptom, not often noticed, is feather pulling in adult birds.
To prevent Sour Crop, avoid overcrowding, maintain a sanitary loft, and
do not medicate indiscriminately, especially with antibiotics.
See the Sour Crop section of the Siegel’s
catalog for medications for cure. |
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