Constipated chick

[AgroUrica]

Wow, that sure flushed a lot of poop out of him, though he didn't seem to care for the procedure too much. I'm going to let him rest a while in the incubator for now. The entire vent area is hardened/swollen. Don't know if he'll make it, but I'll know I've tried what I could.

Thanks for the help all.

 

[BuffOrpington88]

You can feed the chick bread with some mineral oil on it. That may help.

 

[AgroUrica]

I've now got him separated from his buddies but the good news is that he's eating, drinking, and pooping!

The things we do for chickens.

 

[ArticStrat]

Congratulations on the successful poopectomy!

 

[MontanaDolphin]

Yay!!!

 

[AgroUrica]

He's now back with his buddies! Though nothing's a certainty with these little guys, I gotta tell ya, this morning I didn't think there was any possible way this fellow would make it because he was so blocked up. Sticking his rear in warm water for a few minutes followed by the syringe enema really did trick cleaning him out. Thanks for the helpful responses from everyone. What a great site this is!!!!

 

[Chambertin]

Just happy the little guy has a better chance now.
Yeah, we've gone a lot further than I ever thought for chickens.
All worth it though.

 

[AgroUrica]

Finally saw him in the crowd today (he's with 299 others) at one of the feeders. He's like the Energizer Bunny.

 

[bbsnooks]

Hello all.
I wanted to thank all the poster's..
I had a 3wk chick.. that .. is smaller than his 5 other mates.. and I would notice.. she would "chirp" lots when pooping..
I had gotten concerned when it looked as if she was having constant contractions.. to try and poop.

poor thing.. I read thru this thread.. and I had already made up garlic/coconut oil and i gave that to her in both ends..
(garlic chicken.. ) hummm.. any how..
today.. is the first day.. i've seen her poop with out chirping like flipper.. ( who knew they made that dolphin sound)
but .. all is clear today.. thanks to your Question.. and answers..
Deb

 

[Angelight]

Thanks for this post. Someone pointed me here today to try to help a constipated chick out. She had a clear outer vent but an obvious internal blockage. This gave me some ideas to try and while she died, I know I tried many things to save her.