Bubble from butt, All of a sudden deathly ill chick?

[Blackdog406]

 

[Blackdog406]

Listen closely

 

[Ebony Rose]

I hear a snap-crackle sound mostly, if that's your baby, that can't be good.

You suggested the possibility of doing a necropsy on the one that died but is still cold. My suggestion on photographing was in relation to documenting the procedure and posting them to allow other experienced eyes perhaps see an abnormality.

So sorry you're going through this, and keeping your feathered family in my prayers.

 

[Eggcessive]

I have never seen anything like the little balloon on the vent. Is this for sure on her vent and not on the umbilicus or navel? You may be right that it is something related to her air sac, since one is near the vent. I think that she has crackles or rales, which can be mucus in the airway. Respiratory diseases, as well as coccidiosis can cause the sleepiness and low energy. Are you treating with Corid in the water? Can you give some undiluted Corid orally as well—several drops twice a day?

 

[Blackdog406]

Thanks for your time everyone. Unfortunately she passed this afternoon. I’ve been super busy with kiddos so I’m not sure when it happened, but just happened to look in there and she was on her side, already stiff.

im fairly certain the bubble and string were coming from her vent. (It’s almost like the string inflates to be the bubble, but I’m not positive on that).

i have a few other chicks making the crackling noise, but do not seek to be feeling bad at all. Eyes and nose holes look good. I feel certain that the coccidosis took her, before whatever that bubble thing was, could.

actually, her nose drained while she was laying on her side, one nostril with much more than the other. I’d almost bet they’re getting a respiratory infection on top of cocci.

Oh man. When it rains it pours eh?

 

[Ebony Rose]

When it rains it pours eh?

Ever so sorry for your losses. Is that vet still an option? If this is respiratory then they'll likely need antibiotics. It's been my experience that chicks that recover from respiratory disease WITHOUT the help of antibiotics tend to have more reproductive problems later in life. Pus in chickens is thick and pasty, not runny like human pus, and basically has nowhere to go once a chicken has healed... I'm sure some vet or doctor could say all of the following in foot-long words, but the way I wrap my head around it is that it seems like the pus-blob remains inside the bird, collecting more bacteria and causing secondary infections, and as the blob grows with more of this solidified pus, it start overcrowding the abdominal cavity, leaving nowhere for vital organs the room to do their work. Again, I'm sorry that you're going through this stressful and sorrowful time. You're still in my prayers.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. Have you seen any older chickens before in your flock that have had any respiratory diseases that have included sneezing or watery eyes? Infectious bronchitis virus, which is not treatable with any antibiotics, can cause reproductive problems later in life. Of course there are quites a few respiratorys diseases including IB, MG, ILT, and coryza, plus others. Mold in a brooder or coop can cause a fungal respiratory disease called aspergillosis. Here is a good link about those and other common diseases:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[DiYMama540]

So sorry...hoping the rest of your chicks stay healthy!

 

[Blackdog406]

Ever so sorry for your losses. Is that vet still an option? If this is respiratory then they'll likely need antibiotics. It's been my experience that chicks that recover from respiratory disease WITHOUT the help of antibiotics tend to have more reproductive problems later in life. Pus in chickens is thick and pasty, not runny like human pus, and basically has nowhere to go once a chicken has healed... I'm sure some vet or doctor could say all of the following in foot-long words, but the way I wrap my head around it is that it seems like the pus-blob remains inside the bird, collecting more bacteria and causing secondary infections, and as the blob grows with more of this solidified pus, it start overcrowding the abdominal cavity, leaving nowhere for vital organs the room to do their work. Again, I'm sorry that you're going through this stressful and sorrowful time. You're still in my prayers.

thank you. I’m starting to feel pretty certain it’s gonna run through all of them. My second flock got what I think was Coryza at about 14 weeks. We treated with LA-200, and they were fine, all lived. These chicks have never been in contact with those birds or anything they have touched.

I’ve noticed that right before they die their feet go super pale, cold, and toe nails turn dark colored in the nail bed. Not sure If that will help anyone identify anything or not. I find it super odd.

 

[Blackdog406]

Sorry for your loss. Have you seen any older chickens before in your flock that have had any respiratory diseases that have included sneezing or watery eyes? Infectious bronchitis virus, which is not treatable with any antibiotics, can cause reproductive problems later in life. Of course there are quites a few respiratorys diseases including IB, MG, ILT, and coryza, plus others. Mold in a brooder or coop can cause a fungal respiratory disease called aspergillosis. Here is a good link about those and other common diseases:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

coryza, we think, but the chicks have never been in contact with anything those birds have touched.