NEED HELP ASAP - Chick is stuck

[CluckNDoodle]

The bloody part of the sac has gotten long and stringy. The chick keeps stepping on it. He's standing in the back of the cup like a little MHP. He's not laying down like many day old chicks do so I'm wondering if it is hurting him.... He is chirping a lot

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I can't see well in there but your description sounds bad.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

One more observation.... I changed out the paper towel that is underneath the chick because it was really dirty. The clean paper towel has been under the chick for about 30 minutes and it's already wet under him where his sac is draining/oozing.

I'm sorry, it's really not sounding good.

 

[Kellyjenny]

How about putting a little antibacterial ointment Neosporin on a clean gauze pad put it right on there it might stop the oozing and the bleeding and try to keep the chicks still . If you have a nice warm heating pad put a nice thin blanket on it and hold the chick in place as long as you can just hold keep it nice and warm. And maybe he'll fall asleep and hold still for a while. And hope for the best.

 

[yakitori]

Grabbing at straws here but... could you just tie it off?

 

[TJAnonymous]

Good morning everyone.... Our Problem Child is still alive, but apparently the heat lamp has a short because it shut off in the middle of the night somehow. When I tried messing with the bulb, it came back on.... However, I have no idea how long this chick was without heat. He's pretty cold.... I am trying to warm him back up. I got him to drink a little water with some Nutri-Drench.

I wish I had another heating pad but the only one I have is being used for the MHP. I have an early morning meeting for work but afterwards I will go on the hunt for a different clamp light. I have one in my Silkie coop....or I may just pick up another one when I run to the feed store to get the Chlorhexidine.

Hoping the little fella pulls through until I can address this better.....

 

[TJAnonymous]

I could hear the chick chirping rather loudly from the next room so I went to check on him. I think the heat has helped his lethargy because he SOUNDS stronger. He also moved from the corner I had him to back inside the cup.

Here's the latest picture. You can see what I mean about the stringy sac and the drainage on the paper towel.

Be mindful that the Dixie cup is RED so that drainage is not necessarily blood. It looks more clear or yellowish, I think. Also, I had tossed a couple chick starter crumbles near the front of the cup in hopes that it would give him something to peck at. I think that's the "chunks" that look like bloody chunks in the cup.

 

[TJAnonymous]

How about putting a little antibacterial ointment Neosporin on a clean gauze pad put it right on there it might stop the oozing and the bleeding and try to keep the chicks still . If you have a nice warm heating pad put a nice thin blanket on it and hold the chick in place as long as you can just hold keep it nice and warm. And maybe he'll fall asleep and hold still for a while. And hope for the best.

You made me think of an idea.... I have some vaseline gauze strips that we got when my husband got 3rd degree burns last winter. The burn clinic had us squeeze neosporin onto his arm and then cover his arm with these strips. I wonder if I could do the same thing for this chick? Put the neosporin on his abdomen and then cover it with the vaseline strip cut to size?

 

[TJAnonymous]

Hoping this meeting gets over fast so I can address our little patient. I'm working from home and need to do a presentation in 20 minutes. I can't get my head into work when I'm worried about the little fella.

 

[TJAnonymous]

OK, meeting is over and I've had time to do a closer inspection. This chick is going to die....

A closer look at its abdomen shows its intestines are herniated.

I'm wondering the most humane way to put it out of its misery? Maybe just snip it's head off with the scissors?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

OK, meeting is over and I've had time to do a closer inspection. This chick is going to die....

A closer look at its abdomen shows its intestines are herniated.

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I'm wondering the most humane way to put it out of its misery? Maybe just snip it's head off with the scissors?

I'm so sorry! You did everything you could, this was completely out of your hands.

I personally choose to remove the head when I cull. It seems harsh but it hurts your feelings more than the chick. It's quick and there will be no question for you over the muscle twitching afterwards. If you've never culled before just know that as soon as the head is removed it's just nerves that cause movement, not life.