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She finally expired on the 21st. The funny thing is, she didn't appear to be in any distress until the very end. She ate, drank, and pooped and otherwise acted like all the other chicks. I still wonder what it was.

My first guess would be egg bound. I had one that looked like that, but I didn't figure it out until it was too late. If it is, I read that you should keep her warm, or maybe try a warm bath. You can also try to lubricate the vent to help an egg pass. I have a three week old chick that is...

still big. The encouraging thing is that she is still acting well - eating, drinking, pooping, preening, etc. She just isn't as active as the others. I talked to a vet over the phone, and she thought it might be a partial blockage. I didn't ask her what the treatment for that might be, but...

We had chicks - maybe 4 weeks old - get attacked by a possum. Out of 8 chicks, two escaped unscathed, and one looked like he/she had half of its wing eaten off; I could see the bone sticking out. It looked like it was ready to give up the ghost. I handed the little thing over to my husband to...

I noticed this one was waddling like a duck, so I looked closer, and it's belly is round like a water balloon! She is still eating, drinking, and pooping - so she isn't blocked up. Her vent it clean - no pasting or anything. Any ideas? I don't think she can go on for very long like this.

We had chicks - maybe 4 weeks old - get attacked by a possum. Out of 8 chicks, two escaped unscathed, and one looked like he/she had half of its wing eaten off; I could see the bone sticking out. It looked like it was ready to give up the ghost. I handed the little thing over to my husband to...

I have 5 "easter egger" chicks - like an aracauna from mypetchicken.com, and one looked like it was walking funny - kind of waddling, and I picked her up, and her belly is much larger than the others. The first thing I checked was the vent - for pasting up, but it was clean, and when I put her...