1 Week Old Chick Dying HELP!

[hysop]

Have you tried the scrambled egg?

How is the chick’s poo?

 

[Griff63]

Have you tried the scrambled egg?

How is the chick’s poo?

I havent tried scrambled eggs yet. Her poo is really liquidy and almost mucus-like, but in think it is from the electrolyte drink becuase I used molasses.

 

[Griff63]

Ok I'm getting a little worried. She seems to be getting worse and I really think she might have sour crop but idk if shes too young for that. Her crop has been really full all day. She hasnt pooped in a really long time. When I feel her crop, it's slightly squishy feeling. What should I do? I feel like I'm jumping around illnesses so much. I just dont know what it could be. Nothing seems to be working.

 

[hysop]

Ok I'm getting a little worried. She seems to be getting worse and I really think she might have sour crop but idk if shes too young for that. Her crop has been really full all day. She hasnt pooped in a really long time. When I feel her crop, it's slightly squishy feeling. What should I do? I feel like I'm jumping around illnesses so much. I just dont know what it could be. Nothing seems to be working.

definitely massage it often to encourage movement.
I’m still looking into what to do. I wish I knew who to tag for this sort of thing

 

[hysop]

What I read was it could be sour crop
Limit food and massage the crop from top to bottom often
If the crop is empty the next day try to give it scrambled eggs or plain yogurt

 

[Griff63]

What I read was it could be sour crop
Limit food and massage the crop from top to bottom often
If the crop is empty the next day try to give it scrambled eggs or plain yogurt

Yeah I've read a bit about that and impacted crop. I asked my dad (who's had chickens before) and he said it's most likely impacted crop and they've eaten a wood chip that's got stuck their crop. He said he used to put olive oil in a dropper and massage their crop. I tried that and I'm going to keep trying it throughout the night. If she doesnt improve in the morning I'm going to isolate her and keep treating her. I feel bad shoving all this stuff down her little throat I hope ots not stressing her out too much

 

[hysop]

Yeah I've read a bit about that and impacted crop. I asked my dad (who's had chickens before) and he said it's most likely impacted crop and they've eaten a wood chip that's got stuck their crop. He said he used to put olive oil in a dropper and massage their crop. I tried that and I'm going to keep trying it throughout the night. If she doesnt improve in the morning I'm going to isolate her and keep treating her. I feel bad shoving all this stuff down her little throat I hope ots not stressing her out too much

Glad you’re finding ways to help. What breed are they?

Are they wood chips or shavings? I would probably switch out their bedding to either shavings or something else.

Bedding that resembles their food may just continue causing problems with them thinking it’s food

 

[Griff63]

Glad you’re finding ways to help. What breed are they?

Are they wood chips or shavings? I would probably switch out their bedding to either shavings or something else.

Bedding that resembles their food may just continue causing problems with them thinking it’s food

They're one week old silver-laced Wyandottes. The bedding is pine shavings, which is one of the most common ones chicks like to eat :/ I'm going to put some grit in their cage tommorow. I noticed they like to eat grit when i put them on the concrete floor of my garage so I'm going to put some sand in there cage for them to use as grit. Maybe that will also help her pass it? I'm just going to take this moment by moment and try to stay as calm as I can

 

[Griff63]

Could I crush some rocks from my backyard up to use as chick grit? That's what they eat free range and I dont see any difference between that and store bought grit except the grit from store costs 10 bucks...

 

[hysop]

Could I crush some rocks from my backyard up to use as chick grit? That's what they eat free range and I dont see any difference between that and store bought grit except the grit from store costs 10 bucks...

I’ve personally never given my chicks grit but at around 5 weeks they have access to grass and dirt of the great outdoors . Some sooner.

So yeah, that’s all grit is anyway. Little rocks.