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I use wood stove pellets in my brooder. They're big enough that I don't worry about the chicks eating them, and they make for easy clean-up. You can buy the fancy "Pine Fresh" cat litter, or the wood stove pellets for a fraction of the cost.

You should be able to get it at a local feed store. Here are two common medicated chick starters:

Mine do the same thing - run, stop, fall over, pop up, and repeat. I also find them passed out with their beaks in the feeder. I have a barred rock that likes to sprawl out under the lamp….she lays on her side and stretched her feet and neck out. Scared the hell out of me the first time I saw...

I use wood stove pellets for chicks as I was warned that babies will try to ingest the shavings. They peck at them a little, but they're too big for them to eat.

Thank you, everyone! I appreciate all the advice - I was ready to treat for coccidiosis but then started seeing normal poops and she later quieted down. My little lady was back totally back to normal the next day and has been ever since. She never lost her appetite and never seemed lethargic, so...

Yes, they do have a heat lamp. The lamp hangs over about half of their box, so there is area to get away from the heat if they are too hot. I don't think she's too cold because I find her laying around with her wings and legs stretched out and she's not huddled with the barred rock for warmth...

I've got a barred rock girl and buff orpington girl. Both are a less than two weeks old and came from the local feed store about a week ago. The buff orp is VERY noisy! Checked the temperature and it seems okay - no one is huddling for warmth or hiding in corners. Plenty of food (medicated...