Lethonomian
In the Brooder
- Sep 29, 2019
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I know there are several other threads regarding these issues but I just need some support for this specific case.
I have a week old chick my hen hatched out, I'm unsure of the breed bc my green wasn't sitting on her own eggs but for sure the rooster is ameracauna. She was born with curly toes and spraddle legged so I intervened and within a week, we got that taken care of and she's walking wonderfully. However, since mama hen wouldn't take her back and she and the other chick showed aggression, I went and got 3 other chicks to raise her with. The other chicks are about one week younger than her but already bigger than she is. She eats a lot, drinks, scratches, runs around, peeps and does all the normal activities they do but two days ago, started having problems pooping. She peeps really loudly,squats and you can see her rear pushing out real far. I see poop start to come out but she can't get it all the way out and it goes back in. Now, her rear stays swollen out and I've had to manually gently squeeze the vent so the poop can come all the way out. The vent does go back to almost normal size once I squeeze out the poop. I've tried warm baths, warm compresses, feeding her Olive oil, molasses and trying to get her to manually drink more. I've also tried putting a small amount of warm water in her vent with a syringe. I've got the probiotic, vitamin & electrolyte mix in her water. I don't think she's drinking enough but even when I put it on her beak with a dropper she does not want it. I do see her drink occasionally but not as often as the others. I have another water container in there with a little bit of apple cider vinegar to see if that would encourage her to drink more.
Since her event is so swollen now, I went to the store and got hemorrhoid cream and have applied that in and around with a q-tip. I had also tried putting olive oil in and around her vent to help things along but no success. I noticed her do a couple of small poops earlier that had a little bit of watery consistency to them but she's back to being completely stopped up unless I help her. The poops are pretty dry and larger than the other chicks. Any suggestions? I'm returning to work tomorrow and won't be here to help her poop and I'm afraid of what will happen. About an hour ago I took all the dry food out of the brooder and f put in a shallow bowl with water and dropped food into that so the only thing they get is very wet food. I don't know if this will help but I'm running out of time. The other three are fine! Is she just doomed from the get go? I'm wondering if the crazy hot temperatures here in Tennessee have something to do with her issues right from hatching out. The mama hen was on 12 eggs and only 2 successfully hatched. There were others that died in the egg that look like they were completely developed but never hatched out. The other chick is perfect.
I have a week old chick my hen hatched out, I'm unsure of the breed bc my green wasn't sitting on her own eggs but for sure the rooster is ameracauna. She was born with curly toes and spraddle legged so I intervened and within a week, we got that taken care of and she's walking wonderfully. However, since mama hen wouldn't take her back and she and the other chick showed aggression, I went and got 3 other chicks to raise her with. The other chicks are about one week younger than her but already bigger than she is. She eats a lot, drinks, scratches, runs around, peeps and does all the normal activities they do but two days ago, started having problems pooping. She peeps really loudly,squats and you can see her rear pushing out real far. I see poop start to come out but she can't get it all the way out and it goes back in. Now, her rear stays swollen out and I've had to manually gently squeeze the vent so the poop can come all the way out. The vent does go back to almost normal size once I squeeze out the poop. I've tried warm baths, warm compresses, feeding her Olive oil, molasses and trying to get her to manually drink more. I've also tried putting a small amount of warm water in her vent with a syringe. I've got the probiotic, vitamin & electrolyte mix in her water. I don't think she's drinking enough but even when I put it on her beak with a dropper she does not want it. I do see her drink occasionally but not as often as the others. I have another water container in there with a little bit of apple cider vinegar to see if that would encourage her to drink more.
Since her event is so swollen now, I went to the store and got hemorrhoid cream and have applied that in and around with a q-tip. I had also tried putting olive oil in and around her vent to help things along but no success. I noticed her do a couple of small poops earlier that had a little bit of watery consistency to them but she's back to being completely stopped up unless I help her. The poops are pretty dry and larger than the other chicks. Any suggestions? I'm returning to work tomorrow and won't be here to help her poop and I'm afraid of what will happen. About an hour ago I took all the dry food out of the brooder and f put in a shallow bowl with water and dropped food into that so the only thing they get is very wet food. I don't know if this will help but I'm running out of time. The other three are fine! Is she just doomed from the get go? I'm wondering if the crazy hot temperatures here in Tennessee have something to do with her issues right from hatching out. The mama hen was on 12 eggs and only 2 successfully hatched. There were others that died in the egg that look like they were completely developed but never hatched out. The other chick is perfect.