- Jul 6, 2015
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Hi everyone! Hoping for some advice. I recently brought home 4 leghorn chicks from my son's classroom hatching project. They were 4 days old and once I got home, I noticed one with labored breathing (not open mouth, no discharges/sneezing, was eating, normal droppings)... its butt just moved in and out more, and more rapidly than the others. Hoping it was stress, but it's not.
It's slightly worse today and more lethargic than the other crazy chicks running around. I've given it a bit of Nutridrench, electrolytes in water, and made sure it was drinking. Not eating as well today and will probably isolate it. I have Tylan 50 injectable... would this be advisable? I have the tiny insulin syringes and can give IM/SQ injections (was a vet tech), but is a 5 day old chick too small? Should I give it orally? Dosages? Any other things I should do? Guesses as to what's wrong? Mycoplasma?? I'm out in the country with nothing but feed stores for supplies. Thanks for any help!
It's slightly worse today and more lethargic than the other crazy chicks running around. I've given it a bit of Nutridrench, electrolytes in water, and made sure it was drinking. Not eating as well today and will probably isolate it. I have Tylan 50 injectable... would this be advisable? I have the tiny insulin syringes and can give IM/SQ injections (was a vet tech), but is a 5 day old chick too small? Should I give it orally? Dosages? Any other things I should do? Guesses as to what's wrong? Mycoplasma?? I'm out in the country with nothing but feed stores for supplies. Thanks for any help!