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Seriously? Even though it is in her back? Next to her wing?

My husband did some poking at it that I was not comfortable doing. He thinks it almost feels like a muscle mass (it was not so inflated). Through the skin something that looked kinda like chicken crumbles was visible. I have no idea what to make of this.

I have recently discovered that one of my pullets has the protuberance shown. It is located between the top of her right wing and the ruff of her neck. I have my finger just next to it here: It appears to be air filled. It changes in size as she is moved, but not in time to her breathing...

LanceTN, the information that it was below freezing at night here was included in the tread before you commented the first time. It was unhelpful for me to comment saying that I wasn't giving your comment much weight. I do not wish to be an aggitator. My actual hope, which was expressed...

The expected low here tonight is 3 degrees. I am totally confident that would kill a 3 week old chick, so please excuse me if I don't give your reply much weight.

I'm going to do with dropping the temp about 15 degrees a day then (60, 45, 30) before putting then outside. Since I have some worry that the hens will be trying to drive them out of the coop for windows of time, and I don't want that to be terrible for them. Thank you again for all your...

Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate the info. Just so you know, the temperatures I am describing are the temperature I am maintaining just under the heat lamp. The far end of the brooder is at basicly the same temp as the garage which is to say freezing. I have had to move their...

Ok. I have been keeping the brooder's high temp in accordance with the 5 degree rule (wk1=95, wk2=90, wk3=85, wk4=80, wk 5=75) When you said Did you mean that it is healthy to acclimate them from 75 to 32 in a week and a half? Right now I have a high of about 70 in the brooder. Can I...

I would really like some advice I have 5 hens happily outside in a chicken coop. They have a heating lamp because some of them still have some rubbed raw spots from overmating before I sold off my rooster. I have 5 pullets in the garage in a brooder. They are now almost 7 weeks old and to...

She is still out of it unable to stand, just flap and fall over awkwardly. I now believe she had a heat stroke. I am treating her by giving her water mixed with pedialyte and flock starter roughly once an hour. I am concerned that she will either die or that this will be a super long process...

Thank you again. I will keep this updated

I forgot to say that she is no longer panting nor has a wing way out. Her feet no longer have the tremors They are more slid off her back as she looks totally wiped. she is sleeping like a puddle of chick. I have no idea if this is her next to death, or going to sleep after an exhausting ordeal.

I have given her water three times none with electrolites, the last with a bit of flock starter. I also misted her after seeing a board that said misters were good for cooling and sticking a chicken's head under water when they started to succumb could be life saving... but I just couldn't see...

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for replying. I do not feel like having her in the brooder is a good idea right now -the other chicks, all bigger than her, were walking on her, her extended wing and pecking at her. I didn't know if maybe somewhat cooler than the 85 would be good for her right...

FYI the brooder was covered but with some vent holes on the sides of the top

My indoor brooder was getting stinky so I built a new one in the garage. Last night I knew it was going to get near freeezing so I insulated the sides with emergency blanket (the reflective stuff) put two lamps at one end. I checked on them at 5pm and 8 and 10 and midnight. All were in the...