Ok guys (and gals)
Here's the next day update and pictures.
Gobbles is clearing straining to go to the bathroom. To see her face is humorous - but sad.
She has a hard time pushing things out.
I put her under warm/hot running water for about 7 minutes to try to loosen things up - got her...
Well thank you for the luck and kind words and advice.
I've taken a fancy to this one chick - out of all of them; I'm a sucker for the rejects...
I've put a bit of vaseline to lube her up - so perhaps the poop won't stick. It was a small amount - so the backend is slippery.
I've been watching...
Why thank you JP!
It's nice to hear something positive and thanks for the advice....the vet wanted me to give her Gobbles for snake food; and I like that little chick! :-D
I'm a firm believer in overkill - so there are LOTS of photos so you can truly see - I couldn't decide which ones so I'm doing them all!!!
(she was peeping and trying to get away in this photo and puckering...)
now...this is one of the other chicks - "normal"
as you can see - BIG...
...what a topic!
Hello.
We have a slight problem...
We obtained 4 Rhode Island Red Chicks last week - and have had them, for one week.
We were told that for the first 10 days - they needed a heating lamp on them - so we've had them inside; in a cage. (We raise Dove, so it's an empty cage we...