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 all the yolk??? Two weeks later, belly still big and swollen but still acting fine otherwise. I am worried that later on if the belly does not go down, it will have trouble breathing if the swelling puts pressure on the lungs. Should I try to stick a needle to see if any liquid comes out? Should I let it be to see if the swelling goes down in a couple more weeks?
