Recent content by pgstepaenk

Thanks for describing your situation. I have a chick right now with an inflated chest from what I am thinking is also an air bladder injury. Now I know a little bit more about how to handle it. I hope your goose was ok :)

I do hear a clicking sound now when she breathes. It still looks the same. Is it time to try to do something about this problem?? Any other opinions on this out there?

We took a flashlight behind her so you can see that the bulge on her chest is clear so either air or fluid. Not sure which at this point.

Wow - thank you so much for the info! She doesn't seem to be in any distress and we haven't noticed any strange breathing sounds. We will just keep an eye on her for the time being then and see if it subsides and keep checking for other signs of discomfort. Thanks again!!

Anyone with advice on this, I would really appreciate some guidance! I just got home from work and one of my 3 chicks has this weird swollen lump on her right side chest. It is not her crop, I can actually see through the skin and it is rather clear in this swollen area. I checked on them...

Are they the cutest things ever?! I just love our new chicks!

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Some of you asked about what breeds we got. Since we live in a suburban area of San Diego county, we got just 3 chicks but because there are so many cool and beautiful chickens all 3 are different! We got one Barred Rock (her name is Prissy, after the hen...

Hi there BYC enthusiasts! I am new to keeping chickens though I have wanted to do it for years now! My husband and I were finally able to put up a coop (which we ordered online and just assembled and painted ourselves) and build a run and now we have 3 little Peeps just waiting to get in...