Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[BirdBrain]

Tori, I have until April to worry about that.

I am tentatively planning to put them in the moveable meetie pen with the walk under brooder. I made one of those jobs where they can walk under them or roost on the top of them out of OSB and 2x4s.

 

[EHaus]

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Its actually Carmen, aka Birdbrain that is making the Parka

Bwaaahaha! How embarrassing!

My apologies to you both.
Well, CARMEN......I hope you get a chance to work on it soon. It sounds like it'll be lovely and warm.

 

[incubatingisfun]

i have a 7 weeks old chick and he has always kinda seemed off so today i picked him up and noticed that bye his butt it feel like a water baloon and is large there are no cuts or bruises so i have no idea what it is or what to do i fear i may have to cull any ideas

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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IDK, IIF, I'm sorry, I hope someone can help!

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Is it something that would show up in a photo? Can you post a photo? Of the "lump" and maybe a full body shot?

 

[incubatingisfun]

i could try to get it to show up on photo but its kinda somthing you have to feel

 

[incubatingisfun]

its on both sides the chick is lethargic and off balance

 

[Mrs MIA]

Hmmm... he certainly doesn't look good. What are his droppings like?

 

[incubatingisfun]

yeah he is definently not well

they look normal except a little more runny.at least he is drinking

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

Just a guess, but from your description, its sounds like fluid in the abdomen. Not a good situation.
Have you asked over in emergencies?