Help! Chick with large abdomen?

[OppossumWitchcraft]

I have a week old splash laced Wyandotte and she has a very distended belly that is rock hard. She is active and eager to eat and otherwise normal. My theory is constipation. She doesn’t have pasty butt and doesn't seem to be mushy chick.

Poo details:

She has normal size little healthy looking poops and then very soft very brown stinky poops then normal poops. Once I started treating her for constipation with warm soaks and olive oil drops she would pass LARGE poops that look like a conglomerate of many many little poops. I’m talking like Lima bean size. She seems comfortable but that belly is so big! I’ve separated her and limit her food to have extra moisture added. Because she would eat way more and I’m afraid she will pop! Anyone see anything like this before?

 

[Sunshinechickies]

Hello, I debated answering this thread for a while because I really don’t know what it, but I don’t want to leave you waiting so here are my suggestions. If you have any electrolytes in their water then great, if not be sure to add some. I recommend sav-a-chick. My best guess would’ve been constipation as well but if she is pooping fine then I am not sure. Good that she is active, let me know how it all goes. In the meantime I will be doing research and asking a few friends if they have ever heard of this. I hope all goes great for you and your chick.
Edit: Welcome to byc as well, it’s a great community!

 

[Sunshinechickies]

I heard that offering coconut oil or some oregano can help as well.

 

[OppossumWitchcraft]

I have a week old splash laced Wyandotte and she has a very distended belly that is rock hard. She is active and eager to eat and otherwise normal. My theory is constipation. She doesn’t have pasty butt and doesn't seem to be mushy chick.

Poo details:

She has normal size little healthy looking poops and then very soft very brown stinky poops then normal poops. Once I started treating her for constipation with warm soaks and olive oil drops she would pass LARGE poops that look like a conglomerate of many many little poops. I’m talking like Lima bean size. She seems comfortable but that belly is so big! I’ve separated her and limit her food to have extra moisture added. Because she would eat way more and I’m afraid she will pop! Anyone see anything like this before?

Update *** she is growing and I don’t think it’s constipation but is a tumor? It’s grown with her it doesn’t seem to bother her? But it really is unsightly.

 

[Sussex19]

I would think she is a bit young for a tumor.
It could be a genetic deformity, but I have never come across one like that before.

 

[ChickNanny13]

@casportpony @Granny Hatchet @aart @coach723

I have no clue but hopefully the more experienced will.
Is it still "hard"? On the other side of it, how does it feel? Wondering if the internal organs grew outside of the "belly" area? If it's eating/drinking/pooping fine and activity level is active, it's growing .... I'd do what you are, asking and researching. IF you really want to know, maybe a Veterinarian would be able to do X Rays or take a sample to check.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Ive never seen it that big before. sorry
Its not a meat chicken is it?

 

[coach723]

I've never seen that before in a chick. I agree that it might be a deformity of some kind, or even a large hernia, weird things sometimes happen, and imaging or testing by an avian vet might give you answers.