FluffyChick45
Hatching
- Aug 13, 2024
- 5
- 2
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Please need help ! Am panicking! 6 week old silkie has been having on and off bouts of constipation for about the past week. Started with pasty butt at week 3. Been keeping it clean daily. Constipation stated at week 4. I'd get him recovered for a few days after butt soaks, prep h, nutridrench, coconut oil, antibiotic cream on the vent, fermented feed, molasses ect, you name it I did it. Poop looked normal when he was going. His vent was swollen for a good week on and off. But not prolapsed. He'd recover for a few days then get stopped up again. Did have some white liquid leak out on and off.
This morning was using a q tip to help push and get some of the poop out when he was trying to go and this pooped out along with a few drops of really liquid blood. Bleeding stopped almost immediately afterwards. (End with some poop on it was the end that came out of the chicken first ). I cut into it and it was solid and felt like rubber. Not stringy at all. No smell. Inside has like ridges ? I don't think this is part of his intestian as there was no prolapse or anything when this slid out. What is this ? What causes this ?
I'm trying to do everything I can to help the little guy.
No way this can be coccidiosis I don't think. He was hatched, egg was sanitized before going into bator. He's never been on the ground nor eated grass or bugs or dirt yet. And I make sure to wash hands and practice good hygiene before handling them. I don't have any friends that have chickens thay I visit either. So I think we can rule out coccidiosis? He's on non medicated chick starter. Eating and drinking normally.
Please any input would be appreciated!
This morning was using a q tip to help push and get some of the poop out when he was trying to go and this pooped out along with a few drops of really liquid blood. Bleeding stopped almost immediately afterwards. (End with some poop on it was the end that came out of the chicken first ). I cut into it and it was solid and felt like rubber. Not stringy at all. No smell. Inside has like ridges ? I don't think this is part of his intestian as there was no prolapse or anything when this slid out. What is this ? What causes this ?
I'm trying to do everything I can to help the little guy.
No way this can be coccidiosis I don't think. He was hatched, egg was sanitized before going into bator. He's never been on the ground nor eated grass or bugs or dirt yet. And I make sure to wash hands and practice good hygiene before handling them. I don't have any friends that have chickens thay I visit either. So I think we can rule out coccidiosis? He's on non medicated chick starter. Eating and drinking normally.
Please any input would be appreciated!
