I need help with a chick and it’s swollen apendage!

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes well that is what I was taught it’s called in Spanish we refer as gripe aviar but we don’t normally treat it since we have never had that occur not only that but it’s apparently incurable the only cure is vaccination

And yes I hatched him and yes I did put the wing band the wing band I put when he was about one month old

So the band has been on there for a while right?
I'm not sure what's going on there. Does that lump feel like it has fluid in it?

 

[Animal-lover339]

So the band has been on there for a while right?
I'm not sure what's going on there. Does that lump feel like it has fluid in it?

Yea it’s been there for quite a while but sadly the bird died this morning I saw some runny dripping as well as his wing was full of fluid not sure what happened to poor jaimie

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yea it’s been there for quite a while but sadly the bird died this morning I saw some runny dripping as well as his wing was full of fluid not sure what happened to poor jaimie

Oh no! That stinks
Did check over the others that have wings bands just in case?

 

[Animal-lover339]

Oh no! That stinks
Did check over the others that have wings bands just in case?

Yes it is he sadly left but I have checked the others and they seem fine I have a feeling maybe they bullied him to death I’m not sure why but they give me that impression

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes it is he sadly left but I have checked the others and they seem fine I have a feeling maybe they bullied him to death I’m not sure why but they give me that impression

They can bully one another especially in close quarters.
How are you housing them?

 

[Animal-lover339]

They can bully one another especially in close quarters.
How are you housing them?

That’s why I try to keep them in very big cages well I cage them at night and most of the day till around 6 pm they are free to range

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I’m sorry you lost your bird.

 

[Animal-lover339]

I’m sorry you lost your bird.

Thank you,sadly Jamie well is gone but at least I can still remember him because of his brothers and sisters

 

[Wyorp Rock]

That’s why I try to keep them in very big cages well I cage them at night and most of the day till around 6 pm they are free to range

But are you putting them together in the cages or do they have their own cage?
How many to a cage and is it stags together or a mix of stags and pullets?

 

[Animal-lover339]

But are you putting them together in the cages or do they have their own cage?
How many to a cage and is it stags together or a mix of stags and pullets?

Yes I do put them together in one cage I usually do till about 3 months of age I’m not sure how many stags or pullets to me I think now two and two ósea two stags and two pullets I think not sure I might post a thread to see what they might be but there are 4 in total I actually need to change the cage since they are growing rapidly