Impacted vent - I think

[-BUCK-]

I have a chick that is about a week old, and its vent is clogged. I tried giving it a bath with a little salt, coconut oil, and warm water because I noticed some caked poop, but then I noticed that the vent was clogged... Really bad.
I pulled some out with tweezers, and used olive oil to loosen it up, but it seems like it's clogged up a half inch back. It's all white, no brown, and rock hard. She's warming up in a clean box on the bathroom counter with a heat lamp, and stumbling around a bit.
I don't want to dig around too much, because I'm afraid I'll hurt her.
I'm just praying and hoping that a miracle will happen.
If anyone knows what to do, please help

 

[azygous]

What you need to do with a massive plug of poop is to attack it from both ends. Grease her but up well and good, and give her a teaspoon of coconut oil to swallow. Chill it in pea size bits and shove them into her beak.

Give the oil about thirty minutes to work and then put a little pressure on the area surrounding her vent. This can help dislodge the plug so it pops out.

 

[-BUCK-]

Thank you, I'll try this

 

[-BUCK-]

How do I get it in her mouth?
Every time I try to, she shuts her beak and I can't get in

 

[-BUCK-]

I only got about a quarter teaspoon in with my sisters help.
I had to hold the beak open and she put the oil in.
Is this what I'm supposed to do, or is there another way?

 

[azygous]

That's how you do it. Pry open the beak. Shove in whatever you need to treat her with. Chickens can easily swallow most anything that would choke a human.

 

[-BUCK-]

Ok thanks

 

[-BUCK-]

I gave her about a teaspoon of coconut oil, and I showed her where the water is and helped her drink some.
and now we wait...

 

[-BUCK-]

Have you had to do this with one of your chicks?

 

[-BUCK-]

Woah! I just looked at your page, and saw you have been a member since I was 2!