3 day old chick gasping please help!

[StonerChick]

Help! Received 19 one day old pullets from McMurray. One of the Ameraucanas is gasping and has been doing it since yesterday after we got them settled at home. No one else is. They all seemed to be extremely thirsty on arrival and she drank a lot. Then the gasping started. She’s still drinking on her own. No eating. I’ve tried everything. There is quik chick in the water. I tried adding a touch of sugar. There’s starter out and gro-gel. We have a brooder plate and a lamp at the other end. Doesn’t seem hot or cold. I’ve tried warm vetrx on her head and under her wings. These may have helped a little. She is not separating herself from the others. I don’t know what else to try!!! Help. I hate to see her like this and not be able to do anything for her. I’m not sure how to post a video.

 

[Sammi_0411]

@Odd One Out any assistance i cant be much help xx

 

[MrsRushka]

Help! Received 19 one day old pullets from McMurray. One of the Ameraucanas is gasping and has been doing it since yesterday after we got them settled at home. No one else is. They all seemed to be extremely thirsty on arrival and she drank a lot. Then the gasping started. She’s still drinking on her own. No eating. I’ve tried everything. There is quik chick in the water. I tried adding a touch of sugar. There’s starter out and gro-gel. We have a brooder plate and a lamp at the other end. Doesn’t seem hot or cold. I’ve tried warm vetrx on her head and under her wings. These may have helped a little. She is not separating herself from the others. I don’t know what else to try!!! Help. I hate to see her like this and not be able to do anything for her. I’m not sure how to post a video.

Hey hun, she may be having respiratory issues, or it could be a vitamin deficiency. Both of which just happen with chicks sometimes. Go to your nearest livestock store and get nutridrench. Its a thick concentrate almost like molasses, loaded with nutrients. Using a medicine dropper put a small drop on the tip of her beak. Don't pry her beak open and force it, but see if you can maybe use the edge of the dropper to get a tiny little bit in-between the top and bottom of her beak. Once she tastes the sweetness of it it may encourage her to take a bit more. Give her 2 to 3 drops every couple hours. You want to ensure she is also getting enough water, so give her a couple drops of that as well. Don't worry about food right now, just focus on hydration. Chicks can make seemingly instant recoveries, she may seem completely lethargic this morning and be running around eating drinking like nothing happened by this evening.
Unfortunately sometimes chicks do have respiratory issues that can't be helped. I have lost 2 chicks from that. But start out with the nutrients first and hopefully that will help ❤

 

[StonerChick]

Hey hun, she may be having respiratory issues, or it could be a vitamin deficiency. Both of which just happen with chicks sometimes. Go to your nearest livestock store and get nutridrench. Its a thick concentrate almost like molasses, loaded with nutrients. Using a medicine dropper put a small drop on the tip of her beak. Don't pry her beak open and force it, but see if you can maybe use the edge of the dropper to get a tiny little bit in-between the top and bottom of her beak. Once she tastes the sweetness of it it may encourage her to take a bit more. Give her 2 to 3 drops every couple hours. You want to ensure she is also getting enough water, so give her a couple drops of that as well. Don't worry about food right now, just focus on hydration. Chicks can make seemingly instant recoveries, she may seem completely lethargic this morning and be running around eating drinking like nothing happened by this evening.
Unfortunately sometimes chicks do have respiratory issues that can't be helped. I have lost 2 chicks from that. But start out with the nutrients first and hopefully that will help ❤

Thank you so much! I have nutridench and completely forgot about it. Will do!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They all seemed to be extremely thirsty on arrival and she drank a lot. Then the gasping started. She’s still drinking on her own. No eating. I’ve tried everything. There is quik chick in the water. I tried adding a touch of sugar. There’s starter out and gro-gel.

Take out the GroGel. Provide cool plain water.
Sounds like she was dehydrated and possibly aspirated a bit of water from drinking so much at one time. Hopefully it will resolve on it's own.

 

[StonerChick]

Take out the GroGel. Provide cool plain water.
Sounds like she was dehydrated and possibly aspirated a bit of water from drinking so much at one time. Hopefully it will resolve on it's own.

I usually take it out today anyway at the 24 hr mark. She’s still gasping but this one’s a fighter. That’s what I was thinking as well which is why I made sure to include that. lol but I’m only a year into it and believe it or not this is my first unhealthy chick besides losing ones en route. Thank you.