Baby Chick has swollen bald butt!???

[BAZL]

I have 5 baby chicks and three of them are bantams the feed store could not tell me exact breeds so i will upload a picture. I usually give them all a few good look overs during the day but today isnt like most days anyways so i was doing that this evening and noticed that one of them has a bald and swollen butt its not red just pink like it should be but swollen. Not sure what to do i thought about using like warm compresses with water and a cloth. raising chicks is new to me so please use simple words to explain if possible. Thank you. Im not sure how to add an attachment it said i dont have permission to so i will change my avatar to the pick. thanks again.

 

[fordkj2011]

I have the same issue with one chick, 5 weeks old. Its just pink, bald...but because its bald i think it makes it look swollen. No marks, no bloody or diarrhea. Should i be worried? She is in with my 2 buffs and 2 dominques and i believe she is one of my b/rock 4 total. She may be Dominique.she eats well, drinks well. Has all her down and feathers going good, just a bald butt. Would love to hear if we found an answer.

 

[BAZL]

Thank you for your help. your time spent is much appreciated. I am not sure what you mean by hardware cloth but what i've done is lay newspaper down and taped it to the bottom of the box so it wouldnt move then i covered it with pine shavings from the feed store about 2 -2 1/2 inches deep. The reason for this method was so it would be easier for me to clean it. I moved the chick into its own box without newspaper so that the others wouldnt pick on it if they would. I will try the bath and see there is no poop on its butt its just pink and poochie.

 

[fried green eggs]

Hardware cloth is a fine wire grid type of fence. When you give the chick it's little bath gently massage the area to help relieve the plugged vent.

 

[tvlgal85]

Did you ever find out what caused the swollen behind? Was the chick ok? I just got a new chick and noticed the same thing and wanted to know what I should do.

 

[Eggcessive]

I also am looking for an answer to this particular question. I have 50 Cornish meat chicks. Last year I raised 10 and they all did great. So we decided to raise more this year for family. But they are acting totally different. They are huddled in areas other than under the light, they step on and jump on each other. They have plenty of room but won’t use it. A few of them have this issue of giant butt. And it worries me. I’m giving them vitamins and lactobacillus in their water, their poop is quite soft and some runny. I don’t know what to do anymore.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Are they too hot? What is their age, and what is the brooder temperature? They could have symptoms of coccidiosis, which can be treated with Corid in their water for 5-7 days. You may want to start a new thread of your own to get more help, since this is an old thread. Look for the blue “start a new thread” box here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

 

[Shawneegyrl]

I have 2 chicks with a bald swollen butt. I have seen them poop and it is a bit loose, but not like diareah. They are in a 4x4 pen on the ground with @ 25 other chicks who are fine. The chicks are eating and running around like all the others. Appear to healthy and active other than the awful looking butt and dilated belly.

I can see a few tiny nicks and a scratch, but would expect that since the skin is not protected with feathers. They don't look infected.


Here are pics of one of them.

 

[Flora Vale Fowl]

We are looking for an answer as well.

 

[alliechicken]

I have 5 Cornishx that are the same way. Can't figure out why

 

[HAPPYCHICKENLADY17]

I have the same issue with one chick, 5 weeks old. Its just pink, bald...but because its bald i think it makes it look swollen. No marks, no bloody or diarrhea. Should i be worried? She is in with my 2 buffs and 2 dominques and i believe she is one of my b/rock 4 total. She may be Dominique.she eats well, drinks well. Has all her down and feathers going good, just a bald butt. Would love to hear if we found an answer.

would love to hear an answer