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  1. lilhennipenni

    sick baby chick, please help

    one of my 8 is not thriving like the others. her body rocks with her beak open as she breathes. her eyes are closed most of the time, it seems she is so exhausted that all she can do is let out a few shrill chirps like she is uncomfortable. at first she would stumble over to the food and take a...
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    help! Sick baby chick

    I am wondering what to do if i notice the crop is not emptying all the way? I'm new to this and am trying to observe as much as i can in the hours between work. She is pooping about once or twice a day, it looks green with white. Sometimes I can hear squishy noises in her crop. I massaged it and...
  3. lilhennipenni

    Need help ASAP! Chick is throwing up!!

    It sounds like sour crop. I am not a chicken expert but I have been searching the forum for any clues to a problem with one of my baby chicks. Try looking through this section of the forum: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/613861/how-to-treat-sour-crop it may shed some light on the topic...
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    help! Sick baby chick

    Thank you. She made it through two nights so far, fingers crossed. Yesterday I mashed together hard-boiled egg yolk, a dab of plain yogurt, and softened medicated starter and gently fed it to her. She ate it. Pecked at it a few times herself, but wont eat on her own. Their water has probiotics...
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    help! Sick baby chick

    My 6 day old barred rock chick has labored breathing that seems to move her whole body. Her mouth stays open and most of the time her eyes are closed. The temp in the brooder is around 85 under the lamp with an area away from the lamp to cool down. The chicks were originally kept outside of the...
  6. lilhennipenni

    Sick chick! Labored breathing with beak open...

    i realize this is a long shot trying to get a response from this, but I have an ill chick that appears to have the exact same symptoms as your little chick in the video. I would love to know exactly what you did to nurse her back to life. Emergen-C? I have been dripping electrolytes on her beak...
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