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My chick is now over a month old and seems fine. Still has a lump but has gotten smaller. I think if yours had mushy chick syndrome it would be acting sick but I don't have much experience

I checked it last night. The swelling seems to be more to the right side of the belly. Still eating and drinking and running around just fine with its funny walk. I will wait and see how it progresses. Thank you so much for your input

I thought that might be it but there were no issues with an infection on the umbilical cord site, no signs of infection anywhere. If that is the case though, can or should antibiotics be given to such a young chick? Should I just let it run it's course? I have been giving the chick vitamin...

Sorry I do not have any photos at the moment. I can try later but don't know if it will hold still long enough for me to take photos. The swelling is down between the legs which is why it is walking like a duck I imagine. I did not see any inflammation around the vent when I checked it to...

I had a chick hatch. Looked healthy and normal until a few days after the hatch I noticed it walked funny. Kind of like a duck. I picked it up and noticed the belly was swollen. No pasty butt, no diarrhea. Eating and drinking and acting normal otherwise. I thought maybe it had not absorbed...