Chick not right, butt smells?

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm still struggling with this chick. I cleaned her up a LOT, but I still can't clearly see a vent--and she's still not eating and chirping her head off. I've attached a pic I just took. The vent is not where I expect it to be--it seems to be up and to the left or something. I've held her under warm running water, I've used a gentle sprayer, I've scrubbed her with shampoo, I've applied coconut oil . . . sigh. I'm stuck.

It's very hard to tell in the photo
Do you have someone that can take pictures for you? It may be easier to see if the down is wet and you can move the fluff away from that area? Makes sense?

 

[chickens really]

Maybe it has a deformed pooper?

 

[hunthaven]

It's very hard to tell in the photo
Do you have someone that can take pictures for you? It may be easier to see if the down is wet and you can move the fluff away from that area? Makes sense?

Maybe it has a deformed pooper?

I keep expecting the vent to be below the bald place—I thought the scabby looking think in the yellow feathers was the belly button. Am I wrong?

 

[chickens really]

I keep expecting the vent to be below the bald place—I thought the scabby looking think in the yellow feathers was the belly button. Am I wrong?

Its Butt definitely doesn't look right..

 

[hunthaven]

I truimmed some feathers away so you could see—I am beginning to think she doesn’t have a vent. (i had a severe cross beak in this same clutch). You know how you can see the vent pulsate when a chicken is chirping? I can see a place that moves when she cries, but it’s not a vent. It’s just skin. :-(

 

[chickens really]

I truimmed some feathers away so you could see—I am beginning to think she doesn’t have a vent. (i had a severe cross beak in this same clutch). You know how you can see the vent pulsate when a chicken is chirping? I can see a place that moves when she cries, but it’s not a vent. It’s just skin. :-(

Yikes..Possibly culling it is a better thing to do?

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I truimmed some feathers away so you could see—I am beginning to think she doesn’t have a vent. (i had a severe cross beak in this same clutch). You know how you can see the vent pulsate when a chicken is chirping? I can see a place that moves when she cries, but it’s not a vent. It’s just skin. :-(

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I was thinking that in one of the photos her belly looked really swollen. Is it?

 

[hunthaven]

I was thinking that in one of the photos her belly looked really swollen. Is it?

Yes, I think so. If she doesn’t have a vent, I will definitely euthanize her. Just want to be sure I.m not missing,something. She is def. Unhappy.

 

[hunthaven]

Thanks, everyone, for your input. I went over her bum very carefully, and there was no vent. That, plus the fact that she was very unhappy and would only get worse, I culled her. Never thought I'd see that situation, but . . . I'm sure stranger things have happened. Thanks again!