ruptured air sac

I already had a forum going for this but it hasn’t got much attention and this problem is still persisting. I have a baby chicken with a ruptured air sac which I have been treating for WEEKS now and it just isn’t healing. We went to a vet first thing and she said to just drain the air a few...

Hi all, new BYC member here. We got some chicks few weeks ago and one of my silkies/showgirl is swelling up like a balloon on the back right side of their body. I read here that it could be a ruptured air sac and I may need to relief her. Which I did by disinfecting that area and piercing her...

I have a solo chick with a broody hen. The chick has a ruptured air sac. I took her to the vet and I’ve been trying to treat it but it just keeps inflating. She’s two weeks old, still has plenty of energy and acting normal but it’s concerning. Does anyone know what I can do? The vet said it...

I need some expertise here. My first year keeping ducks and I have separated this hen from the rest of the flock when I noticed she was getting over mated. I researched online and it appears to be a ruptured air sac? I attempted to reduce the swelling by applying anti-inflammatory cream and...