Swollen belly and feet 3-5 week chick can’t really tell from this photo , but she now won’t get up . She’s sitting in one spot .

[hannamoll1013]

 

[nuthatched]

Are you sure she's 3-5 weeks old? She looks about a week old. Is she growing slower than the rest?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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Welcome To BYC

Does it feel like Air or Fluid?

If it feels like Air, then the chick may have a Rupture Air Sac (Subcutaneous Emphysema). Release the air and hopefully that will help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ruptured-air-sac-subcutaneous-emphysema.1432594/

If it feels like Fluid, then that's another matter. Is the navel closed?

Can you get photos of her abdomen? Any difficulty breathing?

 

[hannamoll1013]

Are you sure she's 3-5 weeks old? She looks about a week old. Is she growing slower than the rest?

I’ve had her for 2 weeks . She’s she’s bigger than she appears in this photo .

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you answer Wyorp Rock’s questions about any air under the skin, and if her navel/umbilicus is closed or swollen? Will she eat or drink? Any runny poop or blood in poop?

 

[hannamoll1013]

She is pooping , it doesn’t look runny more like a paste . It’s grey and white . Her abdomen is not rock solid, but feels possibly more like fluid. I separated her from the other chickens last night to watch her. I have not seen if she’s drinking or eating every time I check in on her she’s in the same position and when I try to pick her up or remove her, she gets very agitated. I don’t believe any air but I do not know how to check for that

 

[hannamoll1013]

This isn’t the best photo but this is her foot . And you can see some of her abdomen area

 

[hannamoll1013]

Welcome To BYC

Does it feel like Air or Fluid?

If it feels like Air, then the chick may have a Rupture Air Sac (Subcutaneous Emphysema). Release the air and hopefully that will help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ruptured-air-sac-subcutaneous-emphysema.1432594/

If it feels like Fluid, then that's another matter. Is the navel closed?

Can you get photos of her abdomen? Any difficulty breathing?

It feels kind of puffy it is not hard (her abdomen area) no the navel is not closed. She is pooping. I separated her from the other chickens to make sure of that last night however, I am not sure if she’s eating or drinking every time I check on her she is in the same position in the same spot. I do think that her breathing looks OK.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Her abdomen is not rock solid, but feels possibly more like fluid. I separated her from the other chickens last night to watch her. I have not seen if she’s drinking or eating every time I check in on her she’s in the same position and when I try to pick her up or remove her, she gets very agitated.

It feels kind of puffy it is not hard (her abdomen area) no the navel is not closed.

The navel is not closed?

Can you get photos of the abdomen, her poop and of her? Clear, well-lit photos?

Any purple or red coloring to the abdomen?

The agitation is concerning as well as the navel not being closed at this age.
She may have infection, still very hard to know.