My chick has an air bubble please help!

[Helloworld]

I believe it needs to be culled and away from your others if anymore. That is a very sick chick.

 

[casportpony]

I suspect your chick has, which is a hole in the air sac which cause the air to go under the skin. This can be caused by infection or injury.

Here is a thread I started before I knew what it was:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/subcutaneous-emphysema-pictures-added.828000/

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

Red circle. I don't think vet is an option. I will have ask my parents about that. I think it is air but it is difficult to tell. It doesn't move like liquid would it is just firm and sounds like a balloon if you touch it. Not sure which respiratory disease it is.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

I believe it needs to be culled and away from your others if anymore. That is a very sick chick.

We don't have the heart to cull it. We are way too soft-hearted.

 

[casportpony]

We don't have the heart to cull it. We are way too soft-hearted.

Did you look at the link I posted?

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

Not yet. Getting there.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

Did you look at the link I posted?

Interesting read! I will have to look into that.

 

[chuckachucka]

Very difficult to be sure where the swelling is located from the pics. Could you try to get close up pics of the lump? Without a vet the most you can do is treat with a broad spectrum antibiotic and hope for the best. Keep her warm and hydrated. Monitor food intake and poop.

I hope she pulls through.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

Very difficult to be sure where the swelling is located from the pics. Could you try to get close up pics of the lump? Without a vet the most you can do is treat with a broad spectrum antibiotic and hope for the best. Keep her warm and hydrated. Monitor food intake and poop.

I hope she pulls through.

I will try to get close-ups. What antibiotic should I treat her with? I am watching her food intake and poop. She is warm and I dip her beak in water every so often. I really hope she pulls through too!

 

[casportpony]

Very difficult to be sure where the swelling is located from the pics. Could you try to get close up pics of the lump? Without a vet the most you can do is treat with a broad spectrum antibiotic and hope for the best. Keep her warm and hydrated. Monitor food intake and poop.

I hope she pulls through.

You should look at the link too.

Red circle. I don't think vet is an option. I will have ask my parents about that. I think it is air but it is difficult to tell. It doesn't move like liquid would it is just firm and sounds like a balloon if you touch it. Not sure which respiratory disease it is.

Ask you parents if you can take it to a vet. If a vet is not an option you could try some Tylan 50 from the feed store. Do you have a kitchen scale to weigh it? You will need to know how much it weighs before you can give medication.