Constipated Chick, Need Help!!

[Chicken Poika]

I live in a super rural town and haven't found any acv woth the mother here.. I'm going to order some from amazon.

I wasn't aware that tomato leaves were toxic. Thanks

. It's important to google what chickens can't eat. You'd be surprised.

 

[3riverschick]

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/01/benefits-of-molasses-for-your-flock.html
notice it says molasses should not be given to baby chicks. but Nutri-drench is great for them. http://www.nutridrench.com for chicks: one drop by mouth per chick. repeat as needed every 8-10 hours until perky. mix 2ml Nutri-drench per gallon. I feed it to the chicks for the 1st 2 weeks to get them off to a strong start.
This product does not need to be digested. It mainlines directly into the bloodstream. Measureable in 30 minutes with 99% utilization. All natural, created by a US cattle breeder under 2 US patents. Just a wonderful product. Have used it on my collies and poultry for over a decade.
Best,
Karen

 

[CrazyHatchingLady]

What about for a 4 day old chick who seems to be? It will eat but not a whole lot and it has half or less bowl movements than my other ones.

 

[ChickenDeLock]

I wanted to post an update on my girls...

I never found a solution that actively seemed to help the problem. I tried to rinse them with water and apply gentle pressure to clear the clogs and that was the best I really could do other than making sure they were drinking. The chicks would just cry when they were plugged up and I would come help as much as I could (by cleaning them up).

They finally both grew out of it, although it took one a lot longer than the other. I was very worried that I would have trouble with egg laying from these two, since the had such a rough go.

Sadly, 2 of my 3 Delawares escaped their coop while I was away at work (I think they were 10 weeks at the time) and my dog played with them too roughly. So they were lost.

But Cindy Lou, who had the worst constipation survived.

She's doing great! She's now a daily layer of beautiful red eggs.

How long did it take for them to snap out of it? I have a 4 week old buff brama bantam and she’s been having a tough time going for about a weekish. Sometimes she is better then others, but a majority of the time she strains quite a bit. Any ideas or just keep and eye and hope she gets better??