sick chick recovery

  1. KatsChickies

    Once healthy chick is having trouble walking, help!

    I have a maybe 5-6 ish week old chicken and two nights ago I noticed she was walking super weird! It was obviously really hard for her and her legs were completely straightening and she was struggling to balance and the her hocks would bend in the exact wrong direction. I separated her but kept...
  2. C

    URGENT baby chick on decline

    Hi all, Just got two new baby chicks to add to our flock they are in the brooder and only four days old. One is thriving but I am becoming concerned for the other she is constantly sleeping and today has started showing minimal to no interest in food. I have given her some electrolytes in hopes...
  3. heatherbeast

    Non-Emergency Chick Nursing Question -- How Long Do You Go?

    Hi all, this is a general, non-emergency illness question. I am wondering how long you nurse baby (less than a week old) chicks if they are ill? I occasionally take on surrendered youngsters, and have had mixed results. Some of them have had severe wry neck, others have curled toe, or have...
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