crop slow down

[birdman5000]

i think 2 of my three chicks have crop slow down i read on the exact label all about it and treated it with a thinner formula and got apple sauce tonight and will start feeding it tomarow as the label sugests. but i was wondering if tempurature causes it? if it does then is it too high or too low of a temperature that causes crop slowdown? and will an increase or decrease help to treat it? if you know please reply
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[Datsun and Family]

Temperature can cause it also feeding too much or too often. Always make sure your temp is between 104-107 if you do not use a thermometer then start to. Yes the apple sauce will help to break it down. Never top-up always feed babies when they are empty as new food on top of old food can quickly turn into sour crop.

This is why I never encourage people to handraise birds because even if you are very careful anything can go wrong and it is far better to be taught firsthand than over a text forum. I cannot asess the birds to be sure that this is the case and not something more critical. This kind of advice makes me very nervous.

Birdman please keep a very close eye on the babies and if you have any more trouble or this persists take them to a vet.

[birdman5000]

thanks

but is it high or low temps. that cause it. if too hot i will cool it down and too cold i will warm it up

oh, and i do use thermometers

im probably being over cautious but i figured theres no such thing as to-careful when its my first time

they only had a tiny bit left in there crop when it was time for the next feeding but i remembered what the label said so i read it again and decided to treat it with the apple sauce and more water as the label suggests just in case it was slowdown i could stop it early if it was the situaion.

[Datsun and Family]

If the temp is too high you will burn your birds from the inside, called crop burn.

If the temp is too cool then the birds will not eat properly an it may grow mass amounts of bacteria.

The birds themselves need to be kept warm which will aid digestion and their formula just needs to be in the safe range.

You are doing good to be overly cautious. Experience is something you can only gain.

[Datsun and Family]

http://www.kaytee.com/ask_the_experts/diseases_and_disorders/
http://www.holisticbird.org/heal/crop.htm
http://www.cagenbird.com/crop_prob.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~Cockatiels4U/slowcrop.htm

...some light reading

[Mazziemom]

Really really be sure about your temps. Our cockatoo came to us sick (almost dead) because her prior owner had been feeding cool formula. She had a slow crop and a massive bacteria infection (on top of a stretched crop from being force fed 3 times as much as is healthy).

I had to finish feeding her out, and if it dropped below 105 her crop slowed. It was a royal pain, but worth it for her to be healthy.

Athena

[birdman5000]

thank u all for responses

jeremy told me to feed when the crop is almost empty at ten percent capacity not when there is no food left in it at all (confused)