Airyaman
Songster
So my last subflock of 8 Speckled Sussex chicks (7 weeks) are 1 week longer in the inside brooder than I planned, but I was not able to get their space finished until last night with plans to move them out to the coop today. When I went to feed them this morning before the potential move, one was lying very still but still alive. There was no issues last night before I turned out the lights around 8 PM CST.
The chick can stand from time to time but cannot lift its head. When I lift its body, the neck droops down. I've been watching her off and on for several hours and she moves but simply cannot lift her head. When I move her neck around she does not seem in distress, just lethargic.
Just in case it is coccidiosis, I picked up some Corid and had her drink around 1ml or so straight. Her last droppings look to be normal and I see no indications of coccidiosis but I'd rather be safe than sorry (will treat the others too just in case). The brooder has only wood shavings and obvious chicken droppings, but otherwise is fairly clean. Again, none of the other birds is acting different than usual. All of my outdoor birds are fine as well.
These do not fly around or act crazy like the last batch I had in there (BAs) so it's odd to think she might have flown hard against the knit cover (the brooder is two connected fabric and screen 45" octagonal pet playpens) and hurt her neck but I'm looking at that as the most likely situation. I examined all of her body and see no signs of injury (blood, etc.). It's just the way she can't lift her head that makes me think she injured herself by possibly flying up too hard into the brooder cover.
I have given her Nutridrench, egg yolk, and water. She won't eat crumble, either moistened or dry, and she did not each much egg yolk either but I tried to get some nutrients into her. She is isolated in a pet carrier for now.
Any other things I should look for?
The chick can stand from time to time but cannot lift its head. When I lift its body, the neck droops down. I've been watching her off and on for several hours and she moves but simply cannot lift her head. When I move her neck around she does not seem in distress, just lethargic.
Just in case it is coccidiosis, I picked up some Corid and had her drink around 1ml or so straight. Her last droppings look to be normal and I see no indications of coccidiosis but I'd rather be safe than sorry (will treat the others too just in case). The brooder has only wood shavings and obvious chicken droppings, but otherwise is fairly clean. Again, none of the other birds is acting different than usual. All of my outdoor birds are fine as well.
These do not fly around or act crazy like the last batch I had in there (BAs) so it's odd to think she might have flown hard against the knit cover (the brooder is two connected fabric and screen 45" octagonal pet playpens) and hurt her neck but I'm looking at that as the most likely situation. I examined all of her body and see no signs of injury (blood, etc.). It's just the way she can't lift her head that makes me think she injured herself by possibly flying up too hard into the brooder cover.
I have given her Nutridrench, egg yolk, and water. She won't eat crumble, either moistened or dry, and she did not each much egg yolk either but I tried to get some nutrients into her. She is isolated in a pet carrier for now.
Any other things I should look for?
