Very worried!!! Chicks breathing fast and making a clicking noise...

[wvchix]

How's she doing now?

 

[AdamSchmidt89]

Little more talkative today.... Finally making some noise and we took all the chicks out and she was picking at the ground a little but not much.... Still very nervous

 

[wvchix]

Mine made sort of a clicking sound when breathing and I thought she had a respiratory infection. I mixed duramicyn in her water and she's fine now.

 

[ap2324]

my 3 day old Easter Egger baby needs help :-(
the right leg is pointing up and out the left leg points out and to the left . we think it may be spraddle leg. We have a bandaid connected to both legs trying to help. he sits up a little straighter now but still does not try to walk and will not eat or drink. we have been making him drink as much as possible but will not eat at all. I am very worried because time is valuable. does anyone have suggestions???? :'(

 

[wvchix]

How sad

 

[wvchix]

Little more talkative today.... Finally making some noise and we took all the chicks out and she was picking at the ground a little but not much.... Still very nervous

How's your chick doing?

 

[wvchix]

my 3 day old Easter Egger baby needs help :-(
the right leg is pointing up and out the left leg points out and to the left . we think it may be spraddle leg. We have a bandaid connected to both legs trying to help. he sits up a little straighter now but still does not try to walk and will not eat or drink. we have been making him drink as much as possible but will not eat at all. I am very worried because time is valuable. does anyone have suggestions???? :'(

Were you able to get any advice?

 

[Faraday40]

Little more talkative today.... Finally making some noise and we took all the chicks out and she was picking at the ground a little but not much.... Still very nervous

Did your chick end up being OK? Did you give it anything?

I have a newly hatched chick (2 days) that is breathing heavy. Whole body moves & beak opens then closes as it breathes. At first I thought it was choking, but it can peep.

Does anyone have advice?

 

[Jenlamb35]

I just bought some chicks and the week old one is doing the same thing I noticed when we got home - almost in a panting stage and clicks when she breathes. She's lethargic but eats and drinks. I put sugar in their water. If anyone has any ideas, I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[JSBNews]

Good advice to try here. I just noticed one of mine doing the same thing. She's been beak-pecked quite a bit, but the others stopped after changing to a red light. At first I thought she was just hot, but she kept doing it even after I pulled her out to hold her for awhile. She's walking around and doing everything the other chicks are doing, but even when she sleeps she shutters a bit and you can tell she's breathing hard.

I'm going to isolate her and try the suggestions above.