Week old chick with pertruding anus

[Help4puff]

Poor baby is crying 24/7. It is making the anus issue worse. I have applied prepH. And keep pushing area back into her anus. Always comes right back out. She is weak, but still eating and drinking.... But not enough. I don't know if she is crying from pain? She is VERY spoiled in the first place. And has always been a relentlous chirper. I am panicking cuz if she is crying in pain then I need to put her out of misery somehow. And don't know how long I should wait to make this difficult decision. HELP!!!!!!

 

[eviemethugh]

Hmmm
I'm trying to picture exactly what is happening. Sometimes one week old chicks just hold their vent (number 1 & 2 happen here and eggs are layed from here also) out for bit and it looks like a teepee, just a rounded triangle. And that is okay. Is there more than that sticking out? Like this: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/prolapse-vent-causes-treatment-graphic.html?m=1

I'm not sure I've ever heard of prolapse in a one week old chick. Is there any other information you can think of? What is the temp like outside and inside the brooder? What is she eating. Antibiotics? Electrolytes? How many do you have that are still doing well?

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Poor baby is crying 24/7. It is making the anus issue worse. I have applied prepH. And keep pushing area back into her anus. Always comes right back out. She is weak, but still eating and drinking.... But not enough. I don't know if she is crying from pain? She is VERY spoiled in the first place. And has always been a relentlous chirper. I am panicking cuz if she is crying in pain then I need to put her out of misery somehow. And don't know how long I should wait to make this difficult decision. HELP!!!!!!

Protruding vents usually clear up with little treatment as long as there are no other issues happening such as omphalitis (infection of the abdomen through the naval site).

Check her carefully to make sure she is not swollen or red around the naval site or vent or "squishy" through the abdomen (look at a healthy chick in comparison). If she is, put her on antibiotics like Duramycin for a week or even Sulmet (a sulphur drug that covers a lot of the common bacteria and coccidia) for a couple of days. Note, Sulmet should not be used more than 2 or 3 days as it can become toxic quickly.

I see protruding vents usually in connection to an unhealed naval site or weak naval site, but sometimes with no obvious reason. And as stated, if there are no other complications such as infection, and the chick appears otherwise healthy, they simply grow out of it with little intervention. Otherwise, a few days of antibiotics and sometimes washing the area with Chlorhexiderm or spreading a bacitracin type ointment will help clear up the infection allowing things to heal and settle enough so that growth occurs and things become normal.

I would not continue to try to push it back as it is ineffective and can create more irritation making for an unhappy chick.

Do listen to your chick. Constant cheeping is a sign of distress but not necessarily of pain. Putting her on some antibiotics may correct a lingering internal inflammation from bacteria if indeed it is a left over omphalitis.

LofMc

 

[auntphibian]

This sounds like a prolapsed vent. The bird needs to see a vet, as she could surgery to take care of it. This may not be something you can handle alone, see a vet!

Here are a couple articles for treating hens, which might help. You won't get overnight success, though.

http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/chicken-emergency/

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/05/natural-treatment-of-vent-prolapse-in.html

I hope she gets better without too much expense for you.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

This sounds like a prolapsed vent. The bird needs to see a vet, as she could surgery to take care of it. This may not be something you can handle alone, see a vet!

Here are a couple articles for treating hens, which might help. You won't get overnight success, though.

http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/chicken-emergency/

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/05/natural-treatment-of-vent-prolapse-in.html

I hope she gets better without too much expense for you.

In grown hens, prolapsed vents are a greater concern, but not surgical necessity as many have replaced a protruding vent at home. It often happens when a hen tries to lay an over-sized egg.

Some hens will have continued problems with it as once it happens, it does tend to happen again.

However, this is not the case with chicks. Protruding vents in growing chicks occur with little consequence and usually resolve on their own unless there is infection. It can indicate malformation of the egg tract however, and then a decision to cull or treat will have to be made. Generally you will be hard pressed to find a vet who has avian knowledge and willing to treat chickens, especially surgically.

LofMc

 

[Help4puff]

Thank you for the information from all of you. Very helpful.

And yes, the anal area looks similar to the prolapsed vent pics. Just not as red,mets as in the pics. The area affected it right directly under her "tail". Every time she chirps I can feel it pushing the area further out. She has very liquidy poop now as well. I have only had her since yesterday. We chose two chicks out of a barrel of about 50, that clearly needed extra TLC. And we knew they would die soon (as there were already two dead ones in with them), if we didn't bring them home and try everything we could to help them. One is doing great. But little Puff is worse now then yesterday. I didn't notice his anal issue til this morning.

Well, being that the poor little baby NEVER STOPS CHIRPING, I will be up with him thru night trying to help him pull thru. Then to vet in morning I guess.

Thanks

 

[umarson]

I suspect coccidiosis and antibiotics can help. I suggest you put them on natural herbs precisely onion and garlic. You can give them as much as you can daily. it keeps my hens healthy and add to their imunity.