EMERGENCY chick has sac hanging out

[BarnyardChaos]

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Oh MY my my. No, I don't think she's not going to make it. It is remotely possible to save a chick with intestinal prolapse, but the survivability is very slim. You'd need a vet, perhaps, and a whole lot of prayers.

If you want to tackle it, the basic process (I've read, but NOT AN EXPERT) is to disinfect it all very carefully, gently poke the intestines back inside her abdomen with a Q-tip, then seal the navel with super-glue. And pray she survives. But please do your own research first, and talk to an avian vet.

Can you humanely cull her to end her misery?

 

[Emma_Bruffy]

Oh MY my my. No, I don't think she's not going to make it. It is remotely possible to save a chick with intestinal prolapse, but the survivability is very slim. You'd need a vet, perhaps, and a whole lot of prayers.

If you want to tackle it, the basic process (I've read, but NOT AN EXPERT) is to disinfect it all very carefully, gently poke the intestines back inside her abdomen with a Q-tip, then seal the navel with super-glue. And pray she survives. But please do your own research first, and talk to an avian vet.

Can you humanely cull her to end her misery?

I don't think I can mentally get myself to cull her, I'm gonna try to get them back in.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I don't think I can mentally get myself to cull her, I'm gonna try to get them back in.

Do you have someone else who might be brave enough to do it for you?

 

[samanthaoverton]

I think someone has a post on humanely culling a chick on here..but don't know where..I know the process though..

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I think someone has a post on humanely culling a chick on here..but don't know where..I know the process though..

Please don't attempt to push them back in until some of the experts I've tagged have found this thread and responded.
Meanwhile, read this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-for-squeamish-people-slightly-graphic.74734/

 

[samanthaoverton]

Please don't attempt to push them back in until some of the experts I've tagged have found this thread and responded.
Meanwhile, read this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-for-squeamish-people-slightly-graphic.74734/

Hey you found the exact article I was alluding to

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Hey you found the exact article I was alluding to

I remembered it too, so I went in search of it.

 

[samanthaoverton]

I remembered it too, so I went in search of it.

It is a good article ..its a hard task for some people and a little help goes a long way..not everyone was raised on a farm.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I don't think I can mentally get myself to cull her, I'm gonna try to get them back in.

It's possible to put them to sleep using ether. It is humane and non graphic. You have to be very careful when doing this though, you don't want to breathe it in.
Let me see if I can find the instructions...

 

[BelovedBirds]

Spoiler: Ether method

"The ether method I use is done with a small airtight container (I use old plastic coffee containers, but even a butter bowl will work). Get a can of car started fluid, make sure it’s the kind that contains ether. Do this outside! Spray a paper towel with some of the ether, put the baby in the towel, and put it all down in the container. Spray generously, but careful you don’t inhale any fumes yourself. Put the lid on and the chick will be put to sleep, then die quickly and painlessly in its sleep." necessary

Copy n pasted from another thread. This is a humane way that puts them to sleep. It isnt graphic. Its very gentle. @Emma_Bruffy