Jaffa 0 Posted December 25, 2013 Member ID: 7,629 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 64 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 470 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 12, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Hi all, Well yesterday i checked on my chick ( 4 days old) and his stomach was really distended. It looks like he has air in there? When he was born i had to hand feed him for the first day as mum and dad didn't feed him, thankfully they kicked in and are keeping it fed. Not sure if I might have done something wrong with the formula, i always made it fresh for each feed. Please help, i really want the little one to pull through. Regards, Jaff Link to comment
rachelm 0 Posted December 25, 2013 Member ID: 6,042 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 740 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 4,045 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 29, 2014 Birthday: 15/06/1977 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Is the air in his crop? This would be caused by the parents not feeding the chick properly. An egg based soft food mix might help them feed the chick. If the air is in the 'belly' of the chick, it could have a ruptured air sac. The chicks blow up like golf balls but it normally sorts its self out. A photo would help. Link to comment
Jaffa 0 Posted December 26, 2013 Member ID: 7,629 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 64 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 470 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) http://i44.tinypic.com/2ptnm88.jpg This isn't the actual photo of my chick, but i can't upload anything at the moment. My chick looks pretty much exactly like this one but the belly is a little clearer then this one. Regards, Jaff Edited December 26, 2013 by Jaffa Link to comment
rachelm 0 Posted December 28, 2013 Member ID: 6,042 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 740 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 4,045 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 29, 2014 Birthday: 15/06/1977 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) How's the chick going now? Edited December 28, 2013 by rachelm Link to comment
Jaffa 0 Posted December 29, 2013 Member ID: 7,629 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 64 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 470 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Seems to be alright, but still has a really distended stomach. Link to comment
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