Constipated chick

[Leah-Jean]

Hi I have three chicks about a week old, more or less. One of them is constipated and I was just wondering if Apple Cider Vinegar would be ok to put into their water? I have heard it can help with constipation.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Does it have pasty butt?

 

[Leah-Jean]

Yes and it had thick dried up poop stuck on its but I gave it a bath and got rid of it.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Pictures?

 

[Leah-Jean]

I don't have any sorry and wont be able to take some till I get home I'm at the shops now pending wether or not to by apple cider vinegar.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

I know apple cider vinegar is great for chickens, but I don't know if it would help your situation... I would just buy some, because you will need it in the future anyway.

 

[Leah-Jean]

Thank you

 

[venymae]

Someone once told me that after you've washed the area with warm water and removed the poo, to massage a little oil on the area to help prevent a reoccurrence.

(for pasty butt)

 

[Leah-Jean]

Someone once told me that after you've washed the area with warm water and removed the poo, to massage a little oil on the area to help prevent a reoccurrence.

Awesome I will do that

 

[azygous]

What leads you to believe your chick is constipated? A constipated chick will act very sick, eyes will be red-rimmed and dull, and it will refuse to eat. Poops will be very scant or non-existent.

ACV is not a cure for constipation. Constipation will kill a week-old chick in just a day if not treated. Oil is the treatment, given orally. I recommend a teaspoon of coconut oil in its solid form given a tiny bit at a time, just slipped into the beak.