Help! My baby chicks butt is swollen and poopy

Zimzim27

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5 Years
Jan 23, 2019
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Hello I just recently got new Chicks they are about 2 weeks old now and one of them has a very poopy butt. As I was looking at her I she tried to poop but instead her vent just swelled up to the size a little bit more than a pea and could barely get the poop out. I don't know what to do so I cleaned her with some warm water. Please help. Here are some pictures of bumble bee.
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Bumble Bee is a cute chick!
It looks like she may be prolapsing. If she's struggling to go then it sounds like she's constipated.
I would give her 1 teaspoon of Coconut or Mineral oil. See that she's drinking well. Don't worry with food for a few hours, she needs to poop.

Soak her in a warm epsom salts bath, let the warm water cover the vent. You may need to press gently on the vent to see if you can get the poop to come out. I know that's a little gross, but is she can't poop, she's going to go down fast.
See if that helps and let us know how she's going.
 
Some of my new chicks from TSC had pastie butt. warm water till it releases from the fuzz, I had one that showed her appreciation by poo'ing in the towel I was drying her with and another expressed her opinion by poo'ing in the hubby's hand. I used a little Vaseline on their vents after getting them cleaned. The oil that one of the ladies suggested would be great, making sure that she drinks plenty is important.
 

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