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    Chick blowing up like a ballon

    Me too! Fingers crossed this little babe is just fine. I can’t get over how much it was blown up and instantly deflated.
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    Swollen chick - ruptured air sac?

    I will for sure, even 30min later it is walking better. So it looks promising.
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    Swollen chick - ruptured air sac?

    Me too! Fingers crossed this little babe is just fine. I can’t get over how much it was blown up and instantly deflated.
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    Chick blowing up like a ballon

    UPDATE almost immediately after posting this I found the exact video I was looking for. This matched the description of a ruptured air sack caused by injury, which explains why it came on so quickly. I was able to locate an area under the wing, where there was no down and clear visibility of...
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    Chick blowing up like a ballon

    Hi All I have a one week old chick who was totally fine until today I noticed it walking funny. Realized it’s whole body is distended from the crop, under the wing and down into the lower belly, primarily on the right side. This is causing leg to splay out. It isn’t squishy like liquid it feels...
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    Standard Brahmas

    That’s ok. It was a long shot that anyone on here would see it in time. But I’ve got brahmas up to my ears now!
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    Dark Brahma Roo X Light Brahma Hen

    Assuming the buff females will also have some of the extra black leakage and varied pencilling?
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    Dark Brahma Roo X Light Brahma Hen

    This is so great. Thanks so much for sharing the picture. I haven’t been able to find anything where there was a visual. But I’ve got 22eggs in the incubator so we’ll soon get a first hand account ☺️
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    Dark Brahma Roo X Light Brahma Hen

    No, I mean a Dark Brahma Rooster. Not black.
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    Leg injury or egg bound?

    Thanks for your reply. I am leaning more toward injury. Her demeanor and energy is still great. In our flock we have full grown Brahma roosters (they’re big boys) with our laying hens. The pullets share the run and coop and up until this week the roosters ignored them. But we have seen a few of...
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    Leg injury or egg bound?

    Hoping for some insight from anyone with more experience. I have a 5mo old Brahma Pullet. Noticed her having trouble walking 3 days ago. She falls to one side. I’ve examined and don’t see any signs of wounds, swelling, tenderness etc. on the first day her right foot seemed limp, but she is now...
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    Pullet with crop issue?

    Unfortunately I don’t think she is going to make it. I oil and massaged her yesterday morning, last night her crop was empty but she had isolated under the coop so I brought her inside, dried her off, did a little VetRX on her. She was having trouble keeping her eyes open and no energy to stand...
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    Pullet with crop issue?

    Ok great. Here’s hoping this is the ticket. Appreciate your help! Thank you
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    Pullet with crop issue?

    Thanks so much for the advice. My hunch is definitely crop impaction although really not sure what she could have found in their run that would cause a problem. Should I repeat the oil throughout the day? Or will it be obvious if it worked based on her behavior? She definitely wasn’t moving...
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    Pullet with crop issue?

    5mo old Brahma Pullet. Noticed her stretching her neck and opening mouth 2 days ago. No rasping sounds or indication of respiratory issues (I could be wrong). I’ve been gently massaging her crop. It wasn’t empty this morning. Couldn’t feel grit or feed, just a firm/squishy pouch. Tonight I...
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