Any ideas with a chick with distended and sharp breast bone

[casportpony]

she weighs 2.6 ozs  i am holding her now so typing with one hand.   woman that i bought her from says no cocci as there is no runny stool, bloddy or otherwise in fact very little poop at all but the woman gave her a good feel and thought that perhaps there was some kind of blockage.  I gave her a very weak solution of water with apple cider vinegar and mineral oil this morning and afternoon and just now, in fact all over me she pooped out a large brown turd with a white tip.  she has eaten some chopped up mealy worms now and her medicated feed mushed up with yogurt so we will see in a day or so.  very talkative, so perhaps she will be ok.

I hope she's on the road to recovery, but if she if she does not start gaining weight, daily, you should consider another course of action.

 

[oregonkat]

Yup, I fret, I worry and my darling hubby comments regularly about what incredibly fancy chickens we must have, based on the amount of time, money and love that has been dedicated to keeping them safe, healthy and hopefully out of the jaws and claws of our local predators. He does, however, love his EGGS!! My chick is doing a little better this morning, at least engaging in the rush to get a hold of a mealy worm. YUMM.....

 

[oregonkat]

Thanks, casportpony, I will keep an eye on her weight. Thanks for posting the chart re the cocci details. Very interesting.