Help 4+ week old chick with swelling

[Wiesebri]

Can you have someone hold the chick and take some clear, well lit photos of the bottom bulge and of the vent?

Thanks!

Hope these are a bit better. I had some better ones but they aren't the right format and now even when roosted since their pulsing like they are trying to poop its hard to get a decent picture that doesn't seem to blur.

 

[Wiesebri]

Can the chick walk o.k.?

It's hard to know what's going on with her. It may be one of those things where you have to wait and see how she does.
I think with a bulge like that she may decline in time, but chickens can surprise you.

If she's active, eating/drinking, then sometimes all you can do is monitor them.

She's eating and active I believe she's drinking okay as well as she's not panting like she's dehydrated/overheating but she seems to have issues settling at night on the roost like it's uncomfortable for her. She seems to walk ok but I'm not sure I've seen her really run like she use to as there use to be 4 other chicks with her that she'd forage with but we believe a predator got them recently as they just disappeared one afternoon. So I'd like to try to save her if possible as she is the last one remaining.

 

[Wiesebri]

Can the chick walk o.k.?

It's hard to know what's going on with her. It may be one of those things where you have to wait and see how she does.
I think with a bulge like that she may decline in time, but chickens can surprise you.

If she's active, eating/drinking, then sometimes all you can do is monitor them.

Sadly I found her dead after some how getting into the duck pool during free ranging today. She hadn't seemed both by the swelling really unless she had to roost. Otherwise she'd run around and forage with the rest of the flock no problem. She did develop a sneeze but that could have been because she prefered to sleep in a nesting box when she couldn't get comfortable on the roost so breathing in more dust from the straw and was currently starting her on vetrx to try and help that. The swelling had even seemed to have been going down so it was really hard to find her today that way especially as she was the last of the five I'd gotten. Thank you everyone for your concern and help with her up until today.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. Your state vet could do a necropsy on the body if it has been kept refrigerated if you take it in M-F. Here is a list of most state vets:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Sadly I found her dead after some how getting into the duck pool during free ranging today. She hadn't seemed both by the swelling really unless she had to roost. Otherwise she'd run around and forage with the rest of the flock no problem. She did develop a sneeze but that could have been because she prefered to sleep in a nesting box when she couldn't get comfortable on the roost so breathing in more dust from the straw and was currently starting her on vetrx to try and help that. The swelling had even seemed to have been going down so it was really hard to find her today that way especially as she was the last of the five I'd gotten. Thank you everyone for your concern and help with her up until today.

I'm sorry to hear about this

 

[Wiesebri]

Sorry for your loss. Your state vet could do a necropsy on the body if it has been kept refrigerated if you take it in M-F. Here is a list of most state vets:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Sadly I did not have a place to keep it refrigerated and it was pretty hot here.