Thank you all for trying to help, sadly Nugget died in my hands. I was going to have him culled but I was too late. I'm glad he didn't suffer for long though.
I came home today to find him unable to keep his balance. He falls when he tries to walk. What do you mean some don't thrive? Is that common for chicks? I attached some photos. It was originally a video but I wasn't able to upload it. He fell to the side and had trouble standing back up right.
I use a heat lamp not heating pad. I can change water to the probiotic? Will that help? I'm just wondering why it's affecting just one chick and not the others if that is the problem.
Yeah he knows where food and water is. He just started acting like this today, the other few days he was perfectly normal. I have electrolyte powder in their water and I alternate it with the probiotic powder once they finish it. However they haven't finished their first batch yet so they...
I got 6 silkie chicks from Tractor Supply 3 days ago, they were all fine when I got them. However now one of them is acting weird, he's not eating or drinking because all he does is lay down all day. I'm not sure if he's sick or what. All the other chicks are active and eating/drinking. I really...