Help, I think I doomed my lav chick!

[rheaps1]

I am a newbie. Yesterday I got six chicks. 4 from a feed store and 2 pretty lavender orphs from a local breeder. The orphs were 2 days old. When I got the lav babies home I noticed one had what I thought was pasty butt. I started wiping it with a warm washcloth and it started bleeding! It looked like there was maybe some protruding tissue. After research I realized this was not pasty butt, but a bloody navel. There is now a giant black scab the size of a button. It is dry and the other chicks have not been pecking at her so I left her in with them. She is so far acting normal. I put a drop of iodine on it last night and twice today. Is there anything else I can do? Do I need to soak her bum or start antibiotics? Wait it out? I'm hesitant to try and clean it again, and risk hurting her more. I'll try to post a picture if that will help. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[getaclue]

Use neosporin type antibiotic - it keeps the area from infection, and keep it moist so they can poop. If the area hardens up so it can't poop, warm water on a clean rag, or paper towel, and let it soak until it has softened, and wipe GENTLY, then reapply neosporin.

 

[ALJhappychicken]

Well, I'm not too experienced with having chickens, but so far I've had one pasty-bummed chick and right now, actually, have a hen going through some nasty stuff (I'll spare you the details). Since you say that your chick doesn't have pasty-bum, I won't give advice on that. I don't know what's going on with my hen right now, but I soaked her rear in water for about twenty or so minutes. You might have to use force to keep your child's rear in the water. Keep me posted, please. Hope this helps.

 

[subhanalah]

If it's the umbilicus, keep it clean and dry, iodine or veterycin spray.

 

[rheaps1]

its definitely the navel, not the vent. thanksl

 

[ALJhappychicken]

Well, I'm not too experienced with having chickens, but so far I've had one pasty-bummed chick and right now, actually, have a hen going through some nasty stuff (I'll spare you the details). Since you say that your chick doesn't have pasty-bum, I won't give advice on that. I don't know what's going on with my hen right now, but I soaked her rear in water for about twenty or so minutes. You might have to use force to keep your child's rear in the water. Keep me posted, please. Hope this helps.

Arg, autocorrect! I put child when I ment chick. Sorry!

 

[subhanalah]

Arg, autocorrect! I put child when I ment chick. Sorry!

does your hen have vent gleet? If so she requires treatment, not just having her bum cleaned.

 

[Eggcessive]

It shouldn't need any further care after you applied iodine to the stump. It should dry up and go away within a couple of days unless it gets pecked.

 

[JJSS89]

Yeah don't mess with it anymore. Apply neosporin for a few days and make 100% sure that it isn't being picked by the brooder bunch. Leave it be.

The chick isn't doomed by anything you did. If it dies, it is very possible that it had internal issues to begin with.

Biggest thing is to make sure it isn't being picked on by the others.

 

[getaclue]

I want to add that the Neosporin now comes with pain reliever...DO NOT get the one with pain relief.