sick chick

So I got a few chicks from my local feed store 12 weeks ago. (I already had 4 three year old hens) All are doing great except for 1. About 3-4 weeks ago I noticed one was a little lethargic and looked to be getting bullied by the other 5 babies (all the same age and have been together since I...

I recently had an outbreak of coccida in my 8 week old chicks. I had 14 and am down to two. They are doing great and I am still treating them with corid. I also have 1 week old serama chicks I am treating and they all seem to be doing fantastic! I have 6 polish chicks ranging from 3-5 weeks. My...

Hi all, I have 4 chicks ranging from 3ish-4ish weeks old. One of the younger ones all of a sudden cannot Walk. It began with her slipping and so I tried doing a splint for wabbled legs but after a day (24hrs) in it she keeps falling backwards on her butt. She is also curling her toes. Tonight...

Approx 1 week old Silver Laced Polish chick. Seems to have difficulty balancing when walking. Mostly lays on one side partially, sits on hocks when heating and drinking. Also seems to have stalled in feather development. Its brooder mate (a crested cream legbar) of similar age is much further...

Hello lovely Chicken People! Two Fridays ago (May 15th), I picked up four chicks from my local Farm Supply. They've all been healthy and happy so far, but my little Barred Rock (Junie) has been acting a bit under the weather lately. Yesterday, I noticed she seemed a little more lethargic than...

I have a strong feeling the speckled Sussex chicks from where we got them are somewhat not doing well as other breeds. I lost one due to my faults and hubby didn’t want to see me suffer emotionally so he got home yesterday’s afternoon with another chick. Immediately, I’ve noticed she was very...

Hey all. It’s me again. Y’all have been so great about answering questions and I have one more. One of my chicks keeps getting pasty butt (or at least I think? It also looks like poop/pee is just getting stuck in her fluff and then piling up) I check on her everyday multiple times and she...

Hi there! I have a 4 week old Silkie that started a whistling/wheezing sound at night About 3 nights ago. Thought maybe it was just sleepiness (sounds stupid now, I know!) but today noticed some bubbles on one eye. But waiting and drinking ok. Running with his playmates. Still in a large brooder...

One of our week-old French Black Copper Marans had Pasty Butt a few days ago, so naturally, we took care of it by running warm water over it's vent. We have done this several times before and it has worked, this time it didn't. The inside of this chick's vent has been clogged and it won't poop...

Hey everyone. I am new to keeping chickens this year. I have 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Bard Rocks. Bought from Orchlins Farm and Home Currently feeding half Country Lane 18% Medicated Chick starter and half 18% Chick Grower from local feed store. They are currently indoors. A day ago I...

Hi! I have a chick that hatched sometime this morning. When I went out and checked on momma hen I found it laying outside the nest, cold. I thought it was dead but it seemed to be gasping every few second, so I placed it back in the nest. I have since checked on it and it looks like it has...

Hi everyone, My chicks hatched on Sunday and they’ve been well. This morning I noticed a little one acting non-active, not chirping, and sleeping standing up. Once I grabbed him I noticed he has a pasty green butt. What can i do to get him back to health?

we recently brought home four silkie chicks however one passed away a couple nights ago. we have no idea why but we are now paranoid that it'll happen again. 2 of our three chicks are very plump and balanced while the other appears much smaller and skinnier as well as much weaker. they are...

Hey everyone- I had a little silkie chick who resulted from my female silkie getting out of my breeding pen and into my maran pen. So she’s half partridge silkie half black copper maran... but she’s having some trouble. She hatched out on her own, but she had curly toe, so we got her some little...

Ok I've had chicks before and never had a problem but this time I got 4 chicks and 2 ducklings. I have two ideas of what could have maybe happend but I'm not sure.I put them all in the same large tub with a light, food, and water. Well the ducks tipped the water over and got one of the chicks...

Hello all! I have been loving the community thus far! I have a bantam chicken, approximately 1 1/2 weeks old. So far, the chicken has been getting a little bit of pasty butt, but I have been cleaning it off pretty well. Today, I went to check on the chick, and it was completely "pasted over"...

I purchased 5 Silkie chicks a few days ago, was told they were close to 2 weeks but to me they looked just about a week old. This chick started acting strange yesterday. She was laying in an un-chick-like position by herself. I came home today and found her in a similar position. I’ve taken...

Hey everyone! I have 6 new chicks. Two are snotty and having trouble breathing. Can I put antibiotics in their water? I am guessing these two are maybe a week old. They are eating and drinking but sound awful. I have separated them from the others. videos...

I have a 11 day old chick that seems to be less active than the others. He recently started holding out his wings kind of outward and moving his head in a weird turning way? (It’s hard to explain but I’ll Try and get a video) He kinda stretches his neck out and then turns it to the side with his...

Hey guys. I have a sick pullet I need advice on. We just put her and the other pullets out with the main flock for the first time 2 days ago. The others all seem fine, but Goliath (named because she was roughly twice the size of a normal chick at hatch) is really sick. She has a high fever (just...