4 week old chick confusion

[Bushastead]

I have a four week old swedish flower hen.
Two weeks ago i noticed she was not real active and was wobbly. So i seperated her so i could watch her. She was super wobbly and seemed to rock back and forward. A lady told me she may be having crop/ constipation issues and malnourished and to give her frozen coconut oil to get things moving. After a week i saw some big poops and she was real active so i put her back with the others. Three days later (today) i noticed black in her beak and it was starting to look slightly crossed. So i took her to the bathroom and with a qtip got it out. It looked like her food cemented to the top of her beak and couldnt close properly and it started to cross. After it was all out i put her back and she is just acting strange. Sitting with eyes closed tipping back and forward and breathing odd.
Does anyone know what this is? I just dont know what to do with her to keep her alive. Do you think she isnt clearing her crop? Im feeling defeated at this point. I have never had these issues with my group i got last summer.

 

[Bushastead]

I have a four week old swedish flower hen.
Two weeks ago i noticed she was not real active and was wobbly. So i seperated her so i could watch her. She was super wobbly and seemed to rock back and forward. A lady told me she may be having crop/ constipation issues and malnourished and to give her frozen coconut oil to get things moving. After a week i saw some big poops and she was real active so i put her back with the others. Three days later (today) i noticed black in her beak and it was starting to look slightly crossed. So i took her to the bathroom and with a qtip got it out. It looked like her food cemented to the top of her beak and couldnt close properly and it started to cross. After it was all out i put her back and she is just acting strange. Sitting with eyes closed tipping back and forward and breathing odd.
Does anyone know what this is? I just dont know what to do with her to keep her alive. Do you think she isnt clearing her crop? Im feeling defeated at this point. I have never had these issues with my group i got last summer.

@azygous
Here is an update on the one you tried to help me with.

 

[azygous]

Can you get someone to hold the chick while holding its beak open facing the camera and click a picture and post it? It could be your chick has an infectious respiratory disease.

 

[Bushastead]

Can you get someone to hold the chick while holding its beak open facing the camera and click a picture and post it? It could be your chick has an infectious respiratory disease.

She does not really let me, she wiggles too much. What should I be looking for if she does?

 

[azygous]

You mean to say that you are incapable of overpowering a tiny baby chick? Sometimes it's necessary in order to identify what's wrong and to treat it. Far from alienating your chick, it can actually cause a stronger bond between the two of you. That's what happened when I needed to treat an injured foot on a one-day old chick for several days. Now, a year later, she considers us best buddies.

I'm concerned the gunk you described inside her beak could be canker. It presents as a yellowish plaque inside the mouth. It can suffocate the chick as it grows ever thicker and blocks the airway.

It's understandable people don't want to risk hurting a delicate chick by handling them with force, but over this past month, several chicks have died due to their owners' squeamish reluctance to handle them assertively.

 

[Bushastead]

You mean to say that you are incapable of overpowering a tiny baby chick? Sometimes it's necessary in order to identify what's wrong and to treat it. Far from alienating your chick, it can actually cause a stronger bond between the two of you. That's what happened when I needed to treat an injured foot on a one-day old chick for several days. Now, a year later, she considers us best buddies.

I'm concerned the gunk you described inside her beak could be canker. It presents as a yellowish plaque inside the mouth. It can suffocate the chick as it grows ever thicker and blocks the airway.

It's understandable people don't want to risk hurting a delicate chick by handling them with force, but over this past month, several chicks have died due to their owners' squeamish reluctance to handle them assertively.

Its not that I am too squeamish? I had slowly worked all that out of her mouth today and it was not pleasant. And someone squeamish would not have been able to do so. I did not appreaciate you saying that. I have done everything I needed to do so far to take care of these little ones. Even when it has not been fun.