Possible prolapse vent in chick.

[Eggcessive]

Yes by all means give her food. Wet or dry feed is fine.

 

[Bbrothers]

Well she’s definitely eating now.

 

[azygous]

Try feeding her some soft boiled egg or moistened crumbles with some yolk stirred in. Continue to provide grit and water. Perhaps some food will activate the digestive system and produce more substantial poop. If no solid poop shows up in the next three hours, I would give more coconut oil.

 

[Bbrothers]

The chick pooped but is still having trouble. More coconut oil? This was her just now trying to go. Sorry the pictures aren’t great. It was tough to capture without disturbing her.
I thought I noticed that her lower abdomen (pictured) felt a little lumpier than the others. Does it seem big? My husband said he couldn’t really tell if the lumps were any different than the others.

 

[azygous]

More coconut oil won't hurt. I would do it.

Is the chick still acting normally and active? Is it eating? When it tries to poop, is it still peeping loudly in pain?

 

[Bbrothers]

More coconut oil won't hurt. I would do it.

Is the chick still acting normally and active? Is it eating? When it tries to poop, is it still peeping loudly in pain?

She seems to be a pretty active. She is eating well. And yes she is definitely in pain and tries to pick at it every now and then to seemingly help it along.

 

[azygous]

Try more coconut oil. She's doing okay right now if she's still active and eating. A chick with a serious blockage will be very lethargic and droopy and even the eyes will be red-rimmed and indicate the chick feels very sick.

If your chick takes a sudden turn for the worse, behaving with the aforementioned symptoms, then I recommend a warm molasses flush to push a possible blockage out of the gizzard. The dose would be an eighth of a cup of warm water with a half a teaspoon of molasses mixed in. You would encourage her to drink it all or syringe it drop by drop into her right side of her beak or directly into her esophagus.

 

[Bbrothers]

Thanks so much. I appreciate your time and willingness to help!

 

[Bbrothers]

Try more coconut oil. She's doing okay right now if she's still active and eating. A chick with a serious blockage will be very lethargic and droopy and even the eyes will be red-rimmed and indicate the chick feels very sick.

If your chick takes a sudden turn for the worse, behaving with the aforementioned symptoms, then I recommend a warm molasses flush to push a possible blockage out of the gizzard. The dose would be an eighth of a cup of warm water with a half a teaspoon of molasses mixed in. You would encourage her to drink it all or syringe it drop by drop into her right side of her beak or directly into her esophagus. View attachment 2004625

Do you recommend keeping her away from the others in case of pecking?

 

[azygous]

Pecking the protruding vent is a risk. The tissue is so fragile that the pecking can result in a serious wound you'd need to cope with on top of everything else. On the other hand, a chick removed from its mates doesn't recover from a health issue as easily as one that feels the cohesive support of the group.

I would keep her with the others and keep a close watch on them.