1 month old chick throwing up & having seizure?

[superchickmom]

I bought 6 chicks that are now 1 month old. All seemed to be doing great till about 4 days ago. I noticed one stopped growing, was doing something strange with head & neck. Found this chick this evening with it's head under wing, when it finally moved it did that strange this with neck again then through up. Any ideas? Should I seperate it from the other 5? Would appreciate any advice since I have never had chicks before.

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

it is a cas of E.coli and the nervous system
I would say to feed all of them this

the best thing for them is the
wet mash probiotic with Vit E and Vit B complex
this will help the birds nervous system which is being attacked at this time
because you see discordanation in his attempt to walk okay
or for those needing the Vit's for not getting mareks
this may help

do this
*** Multiply the amt of the wet mash with the vit's by amt of chickens fed
each chick needs the same amt of vit's each time

(A) natural probiotic wet mash with Vit E and Vit B complex added immediately
basically the chicken has some nerve damage do this immediately
need neurolodigal vit E and Vit B complex for nervous disorder Also the apple cider vineager in water

(1) 2 tbsp per gallon of water till chickens are well and the 2 times a week for life
for one chicken use 1 tbsp of ACV
1 pint of water

(2 immediately give the chicken 1000 mg capsule of liquid Vit E by cutting the end of the capsule and taking the vit E liquid and mix in wet mash probiotic
DO THIS IMMEDIATELY TO SICK CHICK(

2-B) total amt of capsules equals the total amt of chickens fed vit's

(3 also need to crush a vit B complex pill in tabsp and add it the chickens wet mash after it is disolved

(3-C) then give this to the chicken or chickens twice a week for two weeks should see much improvement

(4 Do both Vit's twice today then for 7 days till you see some improvement in the chicken or chickens

(5 today I would see if the chicken will eat a wet mash with the Vitamins E and B complex

(-B) THIS IS FOR ONE CHICKEN

natural probiotic wet mash
2 tbp of dry crumbles
3 tbp of milk sweet, sour or buttermilk
1 tbsp of non flavored yogurt
1 tbsp of apple sauce
put it on top so the chicken can smell and see it
mix good and put the
vit E liquid as directed in the wet mash
and crumble the Vit B complex tablet in a tabsp and add to the wet mash

**BESURE AND MIX VIT'S VERY GOOD IN WET MASH***

(6 Do this twice a day for 7 days to see if the chickens are better
then do this once a day for another week then once a week for a while
this should give the nervous system some stability

(6-A) they should clean it up in 20-30 minutes
clean out wet feeders and restock the dry chicken crumbles

(7 you can email by PM for more information and include this inf so I remember what is happening

email me any questions

 

[superchickmom]

Thank You so much for the quick response. It is very helpful but I gotta say, I wasn't expecting problems like this when I took on the job of Mother Hen!

 

[tulie13]

I'm not sure that the movement you described was a seizure. It may have a sour or impacted crop, causing discomfort and bloating. This could also lead to vomiting.

Is the crop enlarged? Squishy or firm? What has the chicken been eating?

If the crop is impacted, the vitamins and wet mash won't get into its system - you need to check that first, I'd say. If the crop seems OK, then I would definitely follow Glenda's recipe!

 

[California Ducken]

Yes DITTO! to the above!
Massage the crop gently. You may need to dislodge any stuck stuff in the crop. When the chick threw up it might have gotten the stuff out! (Hopefully)
Glenda has always had great advise!
So does tulie13!
Good Luck with your chickie!