2 1/2 wk old chick has labored breathing, stunted growth. worried!

[TheLyonPride]

I have a 2 1/2 week old buttercup chick who is as small as the newborn chicks I got today. She seems to have labored breathing, slitty eyes, wants to sleep often, not very active anymore...
She seems to eat rarely and drink every now and then. I have offered sugar water but doesn't seem to want it. I can't post pictures because I am new to BYC, but am very worried. My daughter is very attached. What do I do? Do I need to quarantine her tonight?
She is currently sitting in my lap and her whole body is pulsing... I assume the labored breathing. Her chirp seems normal, but I have noticed she opens her beak randomly for what seems like no reason at all. Is there anything I should be doing?????
I have looked up so many diseases that I have thoroughly confused myself and the symptoms don't match any 100%. Could this be pullorum? if so, do i need to kill the whole flock? I have 17 chicks all ranging newborn to 2 1/2 weeks and she is the only one acting different. They were all bought at the local feed store (in Eastern Washington). Please help. I am worried sick and have never done this before. Thank You!

 

[bburn]

Someone that knows for sure will answer you.

I have a very small chick. They are all just a week old. She is a third the size of the others. I have been getting her out several times a day and making sure she gets electrolytes and vitamin water. I dip my fingernail into the water and gently tap her beak and she takes it and swallows. I have caught her eating a couple of times and she is pooping. Kept her separate long enough to find that out. I have had to clean her back side a couple of times.

Wait...someone will help you.

 

[TheLyonPride]

Thank you for the encouragement. Did yours make it or are you still in the process? I am really concerned about the fact that she is so little. her feathers are developing, but she isn't growing...

 

[rockerchik]

I have one that is doing the same thing. She is 3 weeks old and smaller than my week old chicks. She has labored breathing and kindof hicups or sneezes alot. Not sure what to do. Hopefully someone knows.

 

[Balbinka]

Keep her very warm. Dip her beak in purified water with a drop or two of molasses in it (don't dunk the nostrils).
You can also offer Gatorade. Soak some crumbles in warm water and touch it to her beak.

I had a chick who was just like this for about a week after I got him/her.
I just stayed with him, kept him very warm, made sure he was eating and drinking, and let him sleep. I also gently rubbed his bottom every once in a while to stimulate defecation (well, I felt like it made a difference).

After a while, he came around.
Now at two months old he's bright, alert and as good as all the others (just a tidbit smaller).

 

[Dobela]

I have had 2 this way. One only lived 2 weeks. The other is just small. She is feathering out and doing fine, even if she is much smaller than everyone else.

 

[rockerchik]

Thanks for the help. I tried bringing my little blue girl into my other brooder and it just seemed to stress her out being by herself. So she is back with the flock. I tried the molases with water and that seemed to perk her up. I noticed her drinking water and trying to get to the feed dish, but she gets pushed around. I think I will seperate her and a few of the other smaller chicks so she has a better chance. Thanks so much. I just pray she makes it, she is sooo sweet.