Weak 5 mo old chick

[Judykaymayes]

My 5 mo old chick is weak and puffed up treating for coccodi now for four days i seen her drink but not eat in feeding her with a dropper i did notice feed in her crop two days ago.Her skin is paler than it should be is there anything i can give her that won't destroy the corid she is getting and he crop doent ever seen to get smaller .

 

[LaFleche]

My 5 mo old chick is weak and puffed up treating for coccodi now for four days i seen her drink but not eat in feeding her with a dropper i did notice feed in her crop two days ago.Her skin is paler than it should be is there anything i can give her that won't destroy the corid she is getting and he crop doent ever seen to get smaller .

Inspect her for lice and poultry mites as they can leave a chicken anemic in days.

In case the Amprolium/Corid is not working, you could use a sulfa drug like sulfadimidine/trimethoprim which will usually make them feel better already the second day of treatment.

Feed her some scrambled eggs to restore her energy.

With her crop not getting smaller she might be suffering from an impacted crop which needs proper treatment to prevent them from starving to death:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Judykaymayes]

Inspect her for lice and poultry mites as they can leave a chicken anemic in days.

In case the Amprolium/Corid is not working, you could use a sulfa drug like sulfadimidine/trimethoprim which will usually make them feel better already the second day of treatment.

Feed her some scrambled eggs to restore her energy.

Would you be able to give me a doseage on the sulfa and is that twice a day?

 

[LaFleche]

With her crop not getting smaller she might be suffering from an impacted crop which needs proper treatment to prevent them from starving to death:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Please check first her crop issue as it might be the only problem. Or does she have bloody droppings?

 

[LaFleche]

Would you be able to give me a doseage on the sulfa and is that twice a day?

https://poultrydvm.com/drugs/sulfadimethoxine

But I would treat the crop issue first as it might be the only reason for her weakness. Or do her droppings look bloody?

 

[LaFleche]

How is she doing, any updates?

 

[Judykaymayes]

How is she doing, any updates?

I posted a few days ago she passed away.Thank you for asking.

 

[LaFleche]

I posted a few days ago she passed away.Thank you for asking.

I am sorry to hear this.

But I am confused now as I thought it was the 4 days old chick that died?

 

[Judykaymayes]

I am sorry to hear this.

But I am confused now as I thought it was the 4 days old chick that died?

Yes we lost the four day old chick he just never perked up got weaker and passed the next day a few days ago. Sad to see him pass .

 

[LaFleche]

My 5 mo old chick is weak and puffed up treating for coccodi now

And the 5 mo from this thread died as well?