krissyweso
Songster
I have a 2 and a half week old chick I (happily) accidentally hatched. I have hatched other black silkies before, and she is just not growing like the others, and, a couple days ago, she has started exhibiting upper-respiratory and rear-end issues.
I was up with her until 3am last night because I was convinced she was going to die. But shes still kicking! She's definitely not in the clear, though, so I'm trying to put together a treatment for her.
Her growth has stunted. She is VERY small... about half the size of the other day-old silkies I got to grow up with her.
However, the wierdest part is that she is not growing feathers. She only has the rachis part of her wing feathers, and no vane. I have attached a diagram of a feather below if you are unfamiliar with feather jargon (as I was before a couple days ago).
She also has very little other fuzz or feather on her body.
She was gasping for air for a bit last night, and I gave her VetRX, and it has just about stopped. There is some clicking, though.
Her rear end and vent seem swollen, but Im not sure if that's just from the runny poop irritating her rear.
She is eating and drinking and running around, and she is strong enough to get away from me when I am trying to soak her in epsom salt baths and clean and put ointment (coconut oil/aquaphor/regular neosporin) on her rear.
She IS on medicated chick feed.
Any ideas?
I do have liquid Corid, but I'm afraid to use it in her water because I know amprolium blocks absorption of vitamin B, and this girl needs all the vitamins she can GET. Any thoughts on that from a pro?
Also, I do have tylosin and smz/tmp I could give her, but I'm nervous since she's so little. I've never had to give a chick antibiotics. Any thoughts on that from a veteran chick keeper would be greatly appreciated, as well.
I will upload pics and a video of her later, but I just got home, and I have "beginning of the school year 4th grade teacher brain" right now.
TYIA!!!!
-Krissy and Teenie (placekeeper name)
I was up with her until 3am last night because I was convinced she was going to die. But shes still kicking! She's definitely not in the clear, though, so I'm trying to put together a treatment for her.
Her growth has stunted. She is VERY small... about half the size of the other day-old silkies I got to grow up with her.
However, the wierdest part is that she is not growing feathers. She only has the rachis part of her wing feathers, and no vane. I have attached a diagram of a feather below if you are unfamiliar with feather jargon (as I was before a couple days ago).
She also has very little other fuzz or feather on her body.
She was gasping for air for a bit last night, and I gave her VetRX, and it has just about stopped. There is some clicking, though.
Her rear end and vent seem swollen, but Im not sure if that's just from the runny poop irritating her rear.
She is eating and drinking and running around, and she is strong enough to get away from me when I am trying to soak her in epsom salt baths and clean and put ointment (coconut oil/aquaphor/regular neosporin) on her rear.
She IS on medicated chick feed.
Any ideas?
I do have liquid Corid, but I'm afraid to use it in her water because I know amprolium blocks absorption of vitamin B, and this girl needs all the vitamins she can GET. Any thoughts on that from a pro?
Also, I do have tylosin and smz/tmp I could give her, but I'm nervous since she's so little. I've never had to give a chick antibiotics. Any thoughts on that from a veteran chick keeper would be greatly appreciated, as well.
I will upload pics and a video of her later, but I just got home, and I have "beginning of the school year 4th grade teacher brain" right now.
TYIA!!!!
-Krissy and Teenie (placekeeper name)
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