Small mass in blue silkie bantam

[Colorado Chick]

Please read all comments before posting. About Seven days old. Eating and drinking just fine. Had minor poopy butt the first two or three days. (She no longer has it). I kept her clean and she was fine for about two days after that. Like i said, she no longer has pasty butt, but Then i noticed a small mass about the size of a pinto bean low in her belly at the base of her keel, between her knees. It can be moved around. She is getting warm baths (up to two a day) , belly massages and vitamins for chicks, Nutri drench. Just to see if that will help move that mass. Lamp is at 95 ish degrees. Access to food and water all the time. She still gets up and moves around, even runs at times. Like i said, appetite is good. In my experience her days are numbered, the mass is too large for her to pass. But this kid deserves any chance i can give her. Vets are out of the question though, i just can't afford that.
I would appreciate any ideas. I didn't take a picture of the mass when she was wet, I'll do that at the next bath.

 

[sylviethecochin]

@azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock Any ideas?

 

[Eggcessive]

Since she is little and had a little pasty butt, I would hope that it is simply some constipation. I would try to get her drinking plenty of water with electrolytes, and add several drops of molasses to the water. Sprinkle some chick crumbles around her feet on a paper towel and dip her beak toward those and the water. What is the temperature of your brooder under the light? Has she been drinking and eating?

 

[Colorado Chick]

Since she is little and had a little pasty butt, I would hope that it is simply some constipation. I would try to get her drinking plenty of water with electrolytes, and add several drops of molasses to the water. Sprinkle some chick crumbles around her feet on a paper towel and dip her beak toward those and the water. What is the temperature of your brooder under the light? Has she been drinking and eating?

Her appetite is pretty good actually. The water consumption is normal as well. The water has nutri drench in it, which is just poultry vitamins.
I'm Hoping it's constipation as well, that's why i'm doing the regular baths (up to twice a day) to help her tummy relax and let things move. She poops every time i do that.
Cage temps range from upper 80's in the back, to 100 directly under the bulb. The cage is a large crate for a labrador.
Someone on another forum mentioned the possibility of malabsorption of the egg sack, could that cause an internal mass about the size of a pinto bean? Thanks for your help!

 

[Eggcessive]

Did you hatch her? I would lower the temperature to 88-90 in the warmest part of the brooder. I cannot say what the small bean-size mass is, but maybe others have a suggestion. I am not sure that soaking her and getting her wet is a good idea, but just clean the vent area when needed. Is she eating and drinking? Making a mash of wet chick food may be attractive to her to get more fluids into her. Let us know how she is doing later.

 

[Colorado Chick]

Did you hatch her? I would lower the temperature to 88-90 in the warmest part of the brooder. I cannot say what the small bean-size mass is, but maybe others have a suggestion. I am not sure that soaking her and getting her wet is a good idea, but just clean the vent area when needed. Is she eating and drinking? Making a mash of wet chick food may be attractive to her to get more fluids into her. Let us know how she is doing later.

No i did not hatch her. She's from the local feed store, and i forget who their hatchery is. I used to know that

 

[Colorado Chick]

I only moistened the area to get a pic of the mass. This is the best pic i could get sorry. I'll try to upload a video

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm not quite sure what that is, I assume that location would be where the navel was/is?
Hopefully @Eggcessive will see your post and come back with some suggestions.

 

[Colorado Chick]

I'm not quite sure what that is, I assume that location would be where the navel was/is?
Hopefully @Eggcessive will see your post and come back with some suggestions.

Someone on another forum did mention sack malabsorption, so i'm currently reading up on that. @Eggcessive has been very helpful so far, so yes, i hope she/he knows something!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was thinking along those lines but you see no sign of infection - bloat in the belly or anything like that?