2 wk old chick failure to thrive? Please help

[CKfarm22]

Yes, that should be fine.

So i gave it to her through a syringe and while i’m holding her trying to give to her, she’s falling asleep in my hand. I kept having to try to lightly blow on her to wake her up…..

 

[Saveria]

That may be normal late at night. How is she looking today?

 

[CKfarm22]

That may be normal late at night. How is she looking today?

All morning she’s been laying under the heat lamp sleeping :/

 

[AmeliaBedelia]

Looks like you’ve received a lot of good advice. I would just add that you could also give her some egg yolk. I usually just crumble one from a boiled egg - but be warned, if you give it to everyone in the brooder it will be a feeding frenzy. So probably best to pull her out and give her first run at it. I figure that has all the stuff a chick needs before hatch, so likely similar to their needs as babies.

I think so people feed it raw, which may be better, but kinda messy. But maybe a better bet if she isn’t eating on her own.

 

[AmeliaBedelia]

And you’ve checked for pastey butt and bloody poop, right? In case it is that or coccidosis?

 

[CKfarm22]

And you’ve checked for pastey butt and bloody poop, right? In case it is that or coccidosis?

Yes i’ve checked for both. There has been about 2-3 times where i’ve had to clean poop off of her butt fluff but that’s it and it was normal.

 

[CKfarm22]

One thing i should probably add is i haven’t seen her clean herself like the other chicks yet either.

 

[Saveria]

It sounds like you are doing all you can. Even if she doesn't make it, I am so glad that she has you there. If she ended up at a retail store or the like she probably wouldn't have anyone with her.

 

[CKfarm22]

It sounds like you are doing all you can. Even if she doesn't make it, I am so glad that she has you there. If she ended up at a retail store or the like she probably wouldn't have anyone with her.

That’s why i’m kind of trying to hold on and see what happens. I’m an animal lover so of course i’m going to want the best and i also don’t want to see her suffer

 

[Saveria]

Yeah, I totally understand. I haven't been able to bring myself to cull a chick, usually because I still have hope till the last moments. It is hard to say if they are in pain or not, because they are just struggling to get their body to work right and it is not working. Maybe that does feel like suffering, but if a chicken has an incurable disease, that is much easier to cull there since you know they would rather have relief.