One of my chicks contracted patty butt

[Tupperr]

As the post title says from a new batch of chicks that arrived I came up to check up on them yesterday and found out one of them got a case of pasty butt, right as we noticed it we decided to separate the chick from the others in a small cardboard box with water and a handful of feed as they were pecking on it and we wanted to avoid further injury from this one.
I have been following tips from previous forums and helpful guides as keeping the cloaca clean with warm water, using cotton swabs to remove excess manure and also constantly drying up the chick; and the vent seems to be spotless clean but the chick doesn't show signs of improving as tiny droplets of blood and viscous fluid keeps appearing and I have to constantly clean the chick's cloaca every hour...
Any help would be appreciated!!

 

[WingItRanch]

This is not pasty butt. This is a pretty severe case of prolapse. I'm not sure how to treat in a chick so young. Let me tag some educators.
@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[MarlaMac]

Poor baby. Is that her insides hanging out?

I have never had to deal with prolapsed vent which is what this looks like.

Hopefully, some one else can help you.

@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive any advice for this poor little thing?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I don’t know if this will work on a chick, but @KF0002 has used sugar to treat prolapse. Maybe she will have some good advice in addition to the educators

 

[Tupperr]

I'm gonna try with sugar and see if it works but I'm starting to have my doubts as it's been getting more red and more of the chick's vent is coming out so the idea of culling the chick is crossing my mind seeing how it has been chirping non-stop as if it were in severe pain to avoid it from suffering more

I don’t know if this will work on a chick, but @KF0002 has used sugar to treat prolapse. Maybe she will have some good advice in addition to the educators

 

[MarlaMac]

So sorry this little baby (and you) are going through this. Very tough.

 

[Eggcessive]

Very sorry about the severe prolapse in your chick. I am not sure that the chick can survive this. Is this from the umbilicus or the vent? I would apply honey, sugar or plain Neosporin ointment to help dry up and disinfect. Keep the chick warm.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

As the post title says from a new batch of chicks that arrived I came up to check up on them yesterday and found out one of them got a case of pasty butt, right as we noticed it we decided to separate the chick from the others in a small cardboard box with water and a handful of feed as they were pecking on it and we wanted to avoid further injury from this one.
I have been following tips from previous forums and helpful guides as keeping the cloaca clean with warm water, using cotton swabs to remove excess manure and also constantly drying up the chick; and the vent seems to be spotless clean but the chick doesn't show signs of improving as tiny droplets of blood and viscous fluid keeps appearing and I have to constantly clean the chick's cloaca every hour...
Any help would be appreciated!!

it's been getting more red and more of the chick's vent is coming out so the idea of culling the chick is crossing my mind seeing how it has been chirping non-stop as if it were in severe pain to avoid it from suffering more

Welcome To BYC

I'm sorry about your chick. If more is coming out, she's in a lot of pain and distress, culling is probably a good idea. The article below is very good and its the method I use for tiny chicks like this. Not fun or easy on the heart, but very quick for the chick which is most important.

IF you want to try saving the chick, treat the prolapse, we'll do what we can to help you with that.

Keep the exposed tissue coated with Ointment, Oil, Raw Honey, etc. The tissue is very swollen and likely will not go back in and be retained at this stage. Inflammation and swelling needs to go down, this may be days. You can also hold warm epsom salts soaked compresses to the tissue to help reduce inflammation. But this will only help a little, time and keeping the tissue coated and wait. The tissue may continue to come out as she pushes to poop, if it comes out further, then I'd cull for sure. That's what I would do.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-for-squeamish-people-slightly-graphic.74734/

 

[Smokerbill]

I believe that it's an unabsorbed yolk sac as mentioned in the following thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/unabsorbed-yolk-sack-help.463890/#post-5873691

 

[Debbie292d]

I believe that it's an unabsorbed yolk sac as mentioned in the following thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/unabsorbed-yolk-sack-help.463890/#post-5873691

I agree. IMO, that's unabsorbed yolk.

You could keep it moist with the Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment and see if it absorbs it. I'd also try some Prep H, and @Wyorp Rock's ideas above. If it's not going in on it's own or shriveling up in a day or two, you might want to consider culling it.