1 week old peachick looks like a water balloon!

[casportpony]

Update on the little purple Pea with the subcutaneous emphysema . NORMAL, NORMAL, NORMAL!!! YIPPY!

Excellent, thanks for the update!

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

Now I have one.

So I just prick it with a pen or a hypodermic needle?

 

[casportpony]

Used an 18 gauge needle to poke mine.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

And I cleaned the area first!

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

All done! Pooof! Good as new, thanks!

 

[casportpony]

All done! Pooof! Good as new, thanks!

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

Here is the deal. Yesterday I sold some chicks from out of the youngest brooder. Today I found one of them looking like it was going to be spraddled legged. Upon inspection I found it blown up like a balloon.





I cleaned the area with alcohol.




And used a 20 ga syringe to puncture the skin.



The excess air came rushing out and the skin withdrew back to normal.



I will follow this procedure with an antibiotic.

 

[barkerg]

Here is the deal. Yesterday I sold some chicks from out of the youngest brooder. Today I found one of them looking like it was going to be spraddled legged. Upon inspection I found it blown up like a balloon. I cleaned the area with alcohol. And used a 20 ga syringe to puncture the skin. The excess air came rushing out and the skin withdrew back to normal. I will follow this procedure with an antibiotic.

How ironic brother, wow. Gerald Barker

 

[KsKingBee]

I am having a Paul Harvey moment, here is the rest of the story.

So far I have had to prick the chick morning and night three times, twice this morning and twice this evening. It is so odd that as soon as I press the air out it reinflates. I am starting to think that I may just watch and see if it goes down on its own. I will decide in the morning I guess.

 

[casportpony]

I am having a Paul Harvey moment, here is the rest of the story.

So far I have had to prick the chick morning and night three times, twice this morning and twice this evening. It is so odd that as soon as I press the air out it reinflates. I am starting to think that I may just watch and see if it goes down on its own. I will decide in the morning I guess.

I found it helped to keep mine in a small brooder, 'cause like your guy, mine kept re-inflating.

-Kathy