True or false? Sour crop question

[BirdyBee]

I heard that citrus, bread etc can cause sour crop and just before I was about to tell that to a member, I decided, no, let me go do some research on what is sour crop

And I found out it's a yeast or bacterial infection, so does that really mean citrus can cause it? Bread probably can because it has yeast, but what about citrus? I'm confused..

 

[Laurasea]

so when the natural flora is imbalanced there can be issues. It's like a tug of war between them, everything is balanced

then if one side is wiped out, or given a " power food source " one takes over.

Yeast loves sugar/ carbohydrates , so that powers them to rapidly reproduce cause crop issues.

But the bacteria some can love sugar/carbs and also rapidly reproduce and same issues

So its whichever side wins the tug of war

( its why kids can get upset tummy or diarrhea after gorging on sugary snacks)

I don't know for sure , but the citric acid , some bacteria may not thrive , so you get an imbalance. Or to much acid in foods causes little ulcers , disrupting function, or then those can be taken over by bacteria

 

[BirdyBee]

so when the natural flora is imbalanced there can be issues. It's like a tug of war between them, everything is balanced

then if one side is wiped out, or given a " power food source " one takes over.

Yeast loves sugar/ carbohydrates , so that powers them to rapidly reproduce cause crop issues.

But the bacteria some can love sugar/carbs and also rapidly reproduce and same issues

So its whichever side wins the tug of war

( its why kids can get upset tummy or diarrhea after gorging on sugary snacks)

I don't know for sure , but the citric acid , some bacteria may not thrive , so you get an imbalance

Thank you for the reply, it makes a lot of sense!

 

[Laurasea]

here is a link to a nice article. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/crop-infections-in-birds