6 week red broiler wobbly and won’t eat

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you check the crop first thing in the morning before she eats/drinks and let us know if it's empty?

Photos of her poop would be helpful, but I would try to get her hydrated and offer some poultry vitamins.
Let us know how she's doing.

 

[BorregoMike]

Here’s a poop pic. The little wormlike thing at the bottom is a mealworm I tried to give her 2 days ago. Her crop was empty this morning but she has only eaten a few tiny morsels in the past two days. I added 2 tsp/gal Corid to the flock’s water this morning as precaution. Is that ok? Can it hurt them if the don’t need it?

Can you check the crop first thing in the morning before she eats/drinks and let us know if it's empty?

Photos of her poop would be helpful, but I would try to get her hydrated and offer some poultry vitamins.
Let us know how she's doing.

 

[BorregoMike]

View attachment 1591709 Here’s a poop pic. The little wormlike thing at the bottom is a mealworm I tried to give her 2 days ago. Her crop was empty this morning but she has only eaten a few tiny morsels in the past two days. I added 2 tsp/gal Corid to the flock’s water this morning as precaution. Is that ok? Can it hurt them if the don’t need it?

Ps. This is about 5-6 cm top to bottom, a lot of poop.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No the Corid won't hurt them.
Try to get her hydrated, it's good the crop is emptying.
It's hard to know with chickens sometimes, with her not wanting to walk, it very well could be her legs since she's a broiler. I just don't know.

 

[BorregoMike]

No the Corid won't hurt them.
Try to get her hydrated, it's good the crop is emptying.
It's hard to know with chickens sometimes, with her not wanting to walk, it very well could be her legs since she's a broiler. I just don't know.

Thanks for your advice, I think there could be several things wrong with her. The others seem fine. I’ll give her a chance, do what I can for her, but at the end of the day you’ve not drawn a great hand if you come into this world as a red broiler chick.

 

[BorregoMike]

After four days of her not eating or drinking very much I made the decision to put an end to her pain. She exhibited some signs of Mareks but at times she could get up and walk a short distance just fine. I don’t know if the symptoms of Mareks come and go, I would think that they would just progress worse with time, but I could not see her being reunited with the flock, just in case that’s what it was. Meanwhile the remaining flock of 30 seem fine.

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry for your loss. Glad that you prevented her from further suffering.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

After four days of her not eating or drinking very much I made the decision to put an end to her pain. She exhibited some signs of Mareks but at times she could get up and walk a short distance just fine. I don’t know if the symptoms of Mareks come and go, I would think that they would just progress worse with time, but I could not see her being reunited with the flock, just in case that’s what it was. Meanwhile the remaining flock of 30 seem fine.

I'm sorry for your loss.