Baby Chick...lethargic, won't walk and had a brownish pink stool

[SeaChick]

(edited..)
Here's what DLHunicorn says, "find a vitamin supplement -if you cannot find one for birds (check in your petstore >bird dept for instance then you can look for a baby B vitamin supplement or A-B-D supplement (liquid) and give three drops a day into beak once a day for a week then taper off...
The enfamil formulation of POLYVISOL for instance:
http://www.drugstore.com/qxp38155_33282 … _years.htm"

 

[sammi]

dlhunicorn says to use the children's vitamins..
do the infant vitamins have iron?

anyway..give the drops in the beak.
not sure why you're giving the terramycin.

check the chicks vent and make sure it is clear and clean..could be stopped up a bit.

keep an eye on the crop. feel it and make sure there is no lump.

I'm still thinking it could be cocci.
if it's cocci..you'll want to treat for that, and no vitamins till after treatment.

 

[chicgirl03]

Just got back from my vet who tested her stool and it came back negative.

She is more alert and gets around pretty fast by crawling. The other chick that I got when I bought her and is the same breed is twice her size now so she doesn't seem to be growing or putting on weight.

Like I said before she uses the legs to crawl with but she just won't stand and walk. I know the first evening I had her she was walking some. She'd get up and move to a new spot then go back to sleep after being disturbed.

All the other chicks seem to be doing great so I'm thinking she's not contagious but just not sure what's going on with her.

I was told by TSC to give them Terremycin water for the first two weeks. Is that a bad thing?

I'd say it's her legs but she did have that one stool and now they seem pretty normal I guess. I'm just frustrated! I'm trying to keep her comfortable and wait and see. Should I try bracing her legs? Will that work with her not wanting to stand up or not strong enough to stand up????

thank you all for your support and ideas!

 

[sammi]

try giving vitamins as seachick posted.