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ShadesofSable said:
Both babies are still alive and kicking! The OE looks GREAT! Fluffed up nicely and her balance is already good. Curious and strong!
The orp still seems weak and her feathers are still damp and/or glued. I put a little ointment on the worst patches to soften it up and I'll see about cleaning it up later. Still no pips on the rest of the eggs. :(
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Happy that both babies made it through the night. Good Luck with them. I had my first incubated hatch this Spring and I was a wreck. I helped one, and all was well. But, I helped too soon on another and it didn't make it. Hang in there.
 
hannah311189 said:
Does anyone know why a 3 mnth old pullet would blow up like a balloon? Our Egyptian fayoumis had collected air between her skin and muscle. We made incisions for 2 days in a row to let the air out. And she has had no problems now and it has been a few days. She wasn't acting funny at all while all that was happening, she was just like normal except with a balloon body.
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rossfam06 said:
I am interested as well. Never heard of this before and never would have thought to deflate it.
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ok, I've been doing some google surfing.......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcutaneous_emphysema


not gonna copy the whole article, and it doesn't say this is chickens, but it would reasonable that if it could happen to one mammal, it could happen to another. Basic summary is that a rupture in the respiratory system (if it's air) or digestive system (if it's gas) would allow the air/gas to get between the skin and the muscles......very interesting.

I'm curious as to how you decided to, for a lack of a better term, deflate it? and how did you know where to make the incision?
 
hannah311189 said:
Does anyone know why a 3 mnth old pullet would blow up like a balloon? Our Egyptian fayoumis had collected air between her skin and muscle. We made incisions for 2 days in a row to let the air out. And she has had no problems now and it has been a few days. She wasn't acting funny at all while all that was happening, she was just like normal except with a balloon body.
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Are you referring to it's crop being full? Like this?
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It's caused by the chicken eating things like grass, straw, etc. that is too long and it ends up rolling up in a knot/ball in the chickens crop. If not treated, the material inside the crop can sour and kill the chicken. Google "sour crop in chickens" You may also need to look into letting the chicken have more grit in it's diet. Grit is just dirt/sand with tiny pebbles that help the chicken grind up it's food better. If your chickens have access to dirt, then you don't need to buy 'grit'. That's only for people who keep their chickens in cages where they can't get to dirt.
 
hannah311189 said:
Does anyone know why a 3 mnth old pullet would blow up like a balloon? Our Egyptian fayoumis had collected air between her skin and muscle. We made incisions for 2 days in a row to let the air out. And she has had no problems now and it has been a few days. She wasn't acting funny at all while all that was happening, she was just like normal except with a balloon body.
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Hi, I found this website that describes what you were seeing.
http://forum.thepoultrysite.com/discussion/9981/redirect/p1
Hope it helps you.
 
It wasn't a crop issue, it was literally her whole body was inflated. I did find that little article about the rooster online but really nothing else so I tried the incision thing. I cut on her side/under the wing to help keep dirt and stuff out and not cut anything important.We made the cut and the air came out and we covered it with neosporin. We did that twice and she is fine now.it was very weird, couldn't find anything about it on backyard chickens and I knew she wasn't egg bound.
 
hannah311189 said:
It wasn't a crop issue, it was literally her whole body was inflated. I did find that little article about the rooster online but really nothing else so I tried the incision thing. I cut on her side/under the wing to help keep dirt and stuff out and not cut anything important.We made the cut and the air came out and we covered it with neosporin. We did that twice and she is fine now.it was very weird, couldn't find anything about it on backyard chickens and I knew she wasn't egg bound.
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Did you read the article Henthused just sent? You may need to give the chickens antibiotics.
 
Flowerbh said:
Are you referring to it's crop being full? Like this?
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It's caused by the chicken eating things like grass, straw, etc. that is too long and it ends up rolling up in a knot/ball in the chickens crop. If not treated, the material inside the crop can sour and kill the chicken. Google "sour crop in chickens" You may also need to look into letting the chicken have more grit in it's diet. Grit is just dirt/sand with tiny pebbles that help the chicken grind up it's food better. If your chickens have access to dirt, then you don't need to buy 'grit'. That's only for people who keep their chickens in cages where they can't get to dirt.
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good grief that looks painful! so how would you treat this?
 

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