One week old chick with very swollen belly

[Patois]

chick hatched 8/1 from hatchery I received her 8/3 a “rare breed assortment”

she is very small and not growing like the rest of the clutch

her belly is extremely swollen. What should I do?

thank you in advanced

 

[Patois]

She’s a mess

 

[Patois]

Here’s a photo of the other week olds so you can see how much smaller she is

 

[RosemaryDuck]

chick hatched 8/1 from hatchery I received her 8/3 a “rare breed assortment”

she is very small and not growing like the rest of the clutch

her belly is extremely swollen. What should I do?

thank you in advanced

It could be mushy chick (infection of the yolk sac/navel), or she is possibly extremely constipated. Was there any poop stuck to her rear end when you picked her up?

I'll tag some users here for you.
@azygous
@Eggcessive
@Miss Lydia

 

[Patois]

It could be mushy chick (infection of the yolk sac/navel), or she is possibly extremely constipated. Was there any poop stuck to her rear end when you picked her up?

I'll tag some users here for you.
@azygous
@Eggcessive
@Miss Lydia

Thank you. Mushy chick came up when I googled but it sounded like an affliction that affects 24 hour old chicks rather than week olds but maybe I misunderstood

Yes she had a little poop on her I washed off with warm water.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you seen her poop?

 

[Patois]

Have you seen her poop?

No I have not but I haven’t watched her too closely, im brooding them outside

 

[Patois]

She’s still alive and seems fine!

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s great news!!