HELP!! Baby Chick: Impacted Crop

[Oldegarlicshnapp]

I also don’t fully recommend holding the chick upside down if you’re not accustomed to it. I made things worse in one situation trying to do that. It’s tricky because you have to make sure you don’t suffocate them, or that they don’t breathe in any liquid. I’d really just go for a veterinarian

 

[6BeachChicks]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

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Do we know what might have caused the impaction?

Treats too early without grit, eating grass or brooder bedding, foreign object? Knowing 'what' is blocking things up may help with coming up with a plan to get it out or move things along.

How old? It'll be harder to treat the tinier they are due to how fragile chicks can be.

If it's full to the point of vomiting when you massage it, there's a risk if aspiration. Olive Oil is generally recommended to loosen things up, but it doesn't sound like you can provide it safely at this stage.

I've been lucky enough to dodge proper impaction so far and have only ever had slow emptying crops to deal with, so am only familiar with the basics on this one.

Is there any bad smell that may indicate rot or discoloration of the skin around the crop? Is it rock hard or squishy\fluid filled?

He was fed scrambled eggs, refused to eat anything else, that's what happened, not grit. Undernourished, when we got him, he was tiny. I weighed him 3 days ago and he was only 19 grams, but yesterday he was 24 g, so he has put on weight. I think he's about a week old.

 

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Impacted.

 

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This site has a ton of info you can use.
https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2012/02/sour-crop.html

It says to hold it upside down and rub the crop to induce vomiting. I personally have never tried it, but it could work. I thought I had a crop issue once, but it turned out it was just REALLY full one day. the next day she was fine. I had done a bunch of research on it though.

Yeah, I read that before I posted this, it sorta helped.

 

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But how do I massage it?

 

[6BeachChicks]

Impacted.

I know, but it has very good advice if you aren’t sure. @azygous are you on?

 

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I know, but it has very good advice if you aren’t sure. @azygous are you on?

Oop... sorry!

 

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I know, but it has very good advice if you aren’t sure. @azygous are you on?

I'll see if we have any coconut oil.

 

[6BeachChicks]

Oop... sorry!

It’s easy to overlook things, especially when you are in a hurry!