What Is Crop Bound?
(Entry 1 of 2) of Poultry. : Having the Crop Distended and Paralyzed from Overeating or from Swallowing Coarse Fibrous Matter. What Is Crop Binding? Other...
(Entry 1 of 2) of poultry. : having the crop distended and paralyzed from overeating or from swallowing coarse fibrous matter.
What is crop binding?
Other Names: Impacted Crop, Crop Binding. Crop impactions occur when there is an interference with the normal functioning of the crop, resulting in a partial or complete blockage of food passage. The chicken's crop is like a temporary storage pouch.
What is a crop bound chicken?
A chicken's crop is simply located slightly to the side of its right breast muscle and serves as a small pocket where food is stored after it's swallowed. When a chicken picks up food with its beak, the tongue pushes it to the back of the mouth into its esophagus.
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