HENthusiastic Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hi. One of my chicks appears to have a HUGE poo stuck! She keeps stopping and straining but the poo won't come out. Its just sticking out of her vent. SHould I / can I do anything to help her? She seems ok. Shes eating and drinking and is running around. Every now and again she stands still, closes her eyes and looks like she is straining. Unsure of her exact age, because I didn't hatch her, but I think shes less than a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sounds like what is known as vent pasting. You need to clean its botty regularly and make sure it has plenty of water to drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 soak it off with some warm water, the quicker you act the better on this - what ever you do don't pick at it or pull it Once the blockage is removed it should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 One botty cleaned. Thanks for the advice. Mum is a complete tyrant and attacked me viciously! She actually drew blood! Hope I dont have to do that often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
