11 day old chick crop bloat full of mucous

What are you feeding?
Photos of the brooder setup please, plus all the chicks.

How is heat provided?
Do you provide grit?

I still would not press the crop to make her vomit, you risk her aspirating on fluids.

If you need to separate her out, make water available, keep her warm. See if the crop goes down over the course of a day.
If chicks are under a light 24/7 they eat all the time, it's very hard to gauge crop function when they are continually eating.
Is she acting lethargic?
What guidelines did you follow? Got a link for that?
What are you feeding?
Photos of the brooder setup please, plus all the chicks.

How is heat provided?
Do you provide grit?

I still would not press the crop to make her vomit, you risk her aspirating on fluids.

If you need to separate her out, make water available, keep her warm. See if the crop goes down over the course of a day.
If chicks are under a light 24/7 they eat all the time, it's very hard to gauge crop function when they are continually eating.
Is she acting lethargic?
What guidelines did you follow? Got a link for that?

They eat chick starter and chick grit. They are under constant heat light. Clean water and food on demand. I got directions on line from chicken vet's . Hold chick forward and gently squeeze crop to make chick vomit. No chocking or air restriction on baby chick. She acted normal last night. This AM crop swollen and bulging again. Breeder said to give her small amt of bread soaked in olive oil and water. She has taken.that well and I've been keeping her isolated and warm since
She is sleeping a lot today. I posted her pics and poop already. Here is the set up.
 
They eat chick starter and chick grit. They are under constant heat light. Clean water and food on demand. I got directions on line from chicken vet's . Hold chick forward and gently squeeze crop to make chick vomit. No chocking or air restriction on baby chick. She acted normal last night. This AM crop swollen and bulging again. Breeder said to give her small amt of bread soaked in olive oil and water. She has taken.that well and I've been keeping her isolated and warm since
She is sleeping a lot today. I posted her pics and poop already. Here is the set up.
 

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They are under constant heat light
This AM crop swollen and bulging again
Breeder said to give her small amt of bread soaked in olive oil and water. She has taken.that well
She's under constant light. Chicks that are under constant light will eat/drink all the time.
The only way you can tell if the chick's crop is actually not emptying is to move her to her own space with just water. Withhold food and see if the crop empties.

If you want to give oil, give her coconut oil. Bread can be binding.
 
She died this morning, in her sleep. The bloat never went down. Other 10 are perfect. Thanks to all who posted answers ♡
 

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