JennyPatty84
Chirping
- Sep 6, 2016
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Hi Everyone!
I am in desperate need of advice! I hatched 5 Coppers Marans chicks one week ago and everyone (but one) has been happy, healthy, acting like normal chicks and growing. The one that isn't just won't eat yet, so I have been force feeding her - otherwise she's happy and active.
Yesterday all was good for the day and then I went down to check on them before bed and one of my bigger ones was having difficulty breathing. I realized she was double her size and when I picked her up she felt like a balloon. Her abdomen was very large and filled with air. We ended up putting her down so she wouldn't suffer. Today, my second largest chick is also near death. I don't know what to do or what has caused this? I have hatched a fair number of chicks and never had an issue. Has anyone heard of this?

Here are some details:
The are eating a brand-new bag of medicated chick starter
They have fresh water all the time and I put electrolytes in it
They do not have pasty bum - even the one that's bloating right now and can barely move just passed stool
They were literally, happy, running, scratching, active, jumping at the other chicks feet when I tried to force feed her to bloating and dying.
So far it was my two chicks that were the biggest and hatched a day early this has happened to
I am in desperate need of advice! I hatched 5 Coppers Marans chicks one week ago and everyone (but one) has been happy, healthy, acting like normal chicks and growing. The one that isn't just won't eat yet, so I have been force feeding her - otherwise she's happy and active.
Yesterday all was good for the day and then I went down to check on them before bed and one of my bigger ones was having difficulty breathing. I realized she was double her size and when I picked her up she felt like a balloon. Her abdomen was very large and filled with air. We ended up putting her down so she wouldn't suffer. Today, my second largest chick is also near death. I don't know what to do or what has caused this? I have hatched a fair number of chicks and never had an issue. Has anyone heard of this?


Here are some details:
The are eating a brand-new bag of medicated chick starter
They have fresh water all the time and I put electrolytes in it
They do not have pasty bum - even the one that's bloating right now and can barely move just passed stool
They were literally, happy, running, scratching, active, jumping at the other chicks feet when I tried to force feed her to bloating and dying.
So far it was my two chicks that were the biggest and hatched a day early this has happened to
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