I have a chick who was shipped to me with pasty butt. She is 1 week old, and I have had her for 6 days now. There was a pasty blockage, but I cleaned it and opened the vent area straight away. She continued to strain when pooping, barely anything would come out (small diameter). She also cries out when she poops and she strains, every single time. I clean her butt 2x per day with water and wipe it off sometimes in between.
I gave electrolytes and probiotics (sav-a-chick) asap when they arrived from the PO. She also had gro gel day 1. She has had organic ACV water, lacto bacillus water, & plain water available to her for the last 5 days. Currently, she has both regular water and ACV water.
Her poop initially was runny because she would only take water the first 2-ish days. She did start eating small bits of starter crumble that I would crush for her. Yesterday she didn't poop any starter feed at all though, so I made sure she ate some crushed oatmeal. Today, I made a mixture of cornmeal, ground up oatmeal, and ground up starter feed, and watched her eat it. Oh, she has also had nutri-drench vitamins by beak daily, and grit is available.
The area around her vent is protruding slightly. I have seen prolapse in hens, where it comes all the way out - this is not like that, it's the internal area that is protruding. I am concerned that she strained too hard and is damaged internally? I have placed preparation H on and in the vent. I have also used neosporin and olive oil to keep the area below the vent unsoiled. Her navel scab is still hanging on and gets soiled as well.
Is there anything else I can do? What about her crying when she poops? Is she injured internally? Does she have a prolapse?
I gave electrolytes and probiotics (sav-a-chick) asap when they arrived from the PO. She also had gro gel day 1. She has had organic ACV water, lacto bacillus water, & plain water available to her for the last 5 days. Currently, she has both regular water and ACV water.
Her poop initially was runny because she would only take water the first 2-ish days. She did start eating small bits of starter crumble that I would crush for her. Yesterday she didn't poop any starter feed at all though, so I made sure she ate some crushed oatmeal. Today, I made a mixture of cornmeal, ground up oatmeal, and ground up starter feed, and watched her eat it. Oh, she has also had nutri-drench vitamins by beak daily, and grit is available.
The area around her vent is protruding slightly. I have seen prolapse in hens, where it comes all the way out - this is not like that, it's the internal area that is protruding. I am concerned that she strained too hard and is damaged internally? I have placed preparation H on and in the vent. I have also used neosporin and olive oil to keep the area below the vent unsoiled. Her navel scab is still hanging on and gets soiled as well.
Is there anything else I can do? What about her crying when she poops? Is she injured internally? Does she have a prolapse?
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