Swollen crop on baby bantam

[21hens-incharge]

How is the wee baby this morning?

 

[21hens-incharge]

 

[21hens-incharge]

So it did not go down at all?

Did you do the food withholding that was recommended?

 

[azygous]

I'm sorry. I'm stumped. I have no ideas.

Is this chick behaving normally like the others?

 

[elc0711]

I'm sorry. I'm stumped. I have no ideas.

Is this chick behaving normally like the others?

Could this be another (more extreme) case of swollen air sac like you suggested on my chick last night? The bald spot looks to be in about the same location as my chick..

 

[21hens-incharge]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-me-wierd-air-bubble-on-my-chick.5939/Old thread that sounds very similar...but no pics.

 

[azygous]

With those symptoms, it could have airsaculitis, a bacterial infection.

Your options are to put the little chick out of its misery or try to treat. The treatment is involved and prolonged and involves an oral antibiotic. You probably should remove this chick from the others as the bacteria could be infectious to the rest.

Advice from your vet would be valuable as to how you decide to proceed.

 

[Lamontelle4]

Thanks, we don't have coconut oil, is there a possible substitute?

Olive oil. If it’s sour craw then feed it yogurt that has live cultures in it. That cultures will fight off the bacteria that’s causing it. You know it’s sour craw if it’s craw it’s squishy. You can also put a little bit of apple cider vinegar in its water to see if that helps.

 

[sunny_bellyboo]

Does the crop feel hard or squishy? Does the chick smell foul at all? Pooping okay?
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Mostly hard but a little squishy
No just normal smelling chick
Yes

 

[sunny_bellyboo]

It could have eaten a wood chip. I would give a small bit of coconut oil and massage the crop a bit (don't push up, you'll aspirate her). But I'm sure others can also chime in with better ideas.

Thanks, we don't have coconut oil, is there a possible substitute?