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Thanks so much everyone for your advice and help. So very appreciative. It’s so nice to be able to ask a group of knowledgeable chicken people when google just doesn’t do the trick. ♥️

I wasn’t entirely sure what that was.... I didn’t even think of the yolk sac since the navel looked nicely healed. Unfortunately I can’t dissect it now as I’ve already disposed of it . I wonder what would cause that...

It didn’t have access to anything else to eat other than chick crumbles or the soaked, runny chick crumbles I tried to no avail. I did do a necropsy, though I’m definitely a novice in that respect. Lots more ‘twists’ and knots in the digestive tract than I’ve seen in any other chicken, spots...

A few minutes before it died, it passed a significant stream of diarrhea which contained little pieces of what almost appeared like charcoal when squished/rubbed with a Kleenex.

Oh I know... out of this hatch of 25, I ended up with 2 oddballs. Both pink skinned, paint showgirls. The first one passed before it even made it out of the incubator... I was just really hopeful for this little one. There was evidently something amiss from the get go for them.

Tried orally giving him a drop... evidently it was too late. Within a matter of minutes he passed away. Hate to do it, but I think I’m going to have to find out was that mass was..

I’ve used olive oil (don’t have any coconut oil ) on his vent, but maybe I’ll try to get a little down him orally then. Worth a shot I suppose. Thanks :)

Good morning all, I have an issue with a little Silkie chick that is about a week old. It has seemed weak and lethargic since hatch and still hasn’t really improved. Symptoms: - vent is protruding slightly - appears to have difficulty swallowing when given fluids from a dropper - does not...