3 week old baby chick

[Carle1980]

My 3 week old baby chick has been sluggish and not very energetic for about 4 days now. She is eating and drinking and breathing fine and I gave her electrolytes in her water. She doesn’t seem to have any strength in her legs and falls down when she walks. If you guys have any suggestions on what to do, I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

Is she your only chick, and if not, are any of the others having symptoms?


What are you feeding her?

What's her poop look like?

What's her bedding?

In case she's having vitamin deficiencies, I'd give her Poultry Cell vitamin water for a day, then plain water, then vitamin water again.

If you have a picture of her and her poop, that helps.

Hopefully she'll be okay.

 

[Carle1980]

 

[Carle1980]

Is 4 more in the coop with her and no symptoms with them. She is eating start and grow medicated. Now that she’s feeling good she just drinks water with poultry nutrí-drench also I started to give her a yolk to eat

 

[Carle1980]

She sleep here

 

[Carle1980]

Is she your only chick, and if not, are any of the others having symptoms?


What are you feeding her?

What's her poop look like?

What's her bedding?

In case she's having vitamin deficiencies, I'd give her Poultry Cell vitamin water for a day, then plain water, then vitamin water again.

If you have a picture of her and her poop, that helps.

Hopefully she'll be okay.

 

[Debbie292d]

Is 4 more in the coop with her and no symptoms with them. She is eating start and grow medicated. Now that she’s feeling good she just drinks water with poultry nutrí-drench also I started to give her a yolk to eat

Giving yolk, assuming it was raw, was a great idea. That should really help. Don't keep her on vitamins for days in a row, or she'll get diarrhea. I'd put a day of plain water or probiotic water in between them. Glad she's coming around!