Baby chick with slimy poop?

[Isyovi]

So i'm very new here and this is my first post. About 4 days ago we got 4 brahma chicks that are two weeks old ( we were told so) after wanting to keep chickens for quite some time. The second day we started noticing that one chick poops quite liquidy. It has a normal colour and such but sometimes noting more then some slimey poop comes out. And if she poops 'normal' it is really thin as in the shape. She also makes a lot of noise when she poops almost like she is screaming, and i hope she doesn't have any pain.

I have been trying to give her watered down apple cider vinegar and egg with her normal food mixed in, only she doesnt't want to drink and eat. She normally drinks water and her food just well but just doesn't like the vinegar and egg. What can i do? Does anyone know if it happens more often? Thanks for reading all of this if you did.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have been trying to give her watered down apple cider vinegar and egg with her normal food mixed in, only she doesnt't want to drink and eat. She normally drinks water and her food just well but just doesn't like the vinegar and egg. What can i do?

Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of the chick, her vent and the poop?

If she doesn't like the ACV and egg then don't add that to the feed or water.
Since she will drink normally and eat her chick starter, then do that.
IF she's constipated you can give her some coconut oil, a 2 week old, I would give 1/4 teaspoon to begin. Refrigerate the oil, then break up into little pieces, see if she will eat it.

Tell us about your brooder - how is it set-up (photos?)
What are you feeding?

 

[Isyovi]

Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of the chick, her vent and the poop?

If she doesn't like the ACV and egg then don't add that to the feed or water.
Since she will drink normally and eat her chick starter, then do that.
IF she's constipated you can give her some coconut oil, a 2 week old, I would give 1/4 teaspoon to begin. Refrigerate the oil, then break up into little pieces, see if she will eat it.

Tell us about your brooder - how is it set-up (photos?)
What are you feeding?

Hi! Thanks for responding, i dont know how to respond to messages so i think this will work. I took pictures of the chick, i hope they are clear enough. We clean his/her butt every morning and evening. This is a picture of the more normal poop but it can be more liquid. you can see part of another tub we set her in with a other chick. The main tub also has a water dispenser and a little bowl of food. We keep them inside in a kind of warm place because the heat lamp still needs to be delivered and it takes a long time. The food is just regular food for chicks with the 'good nutrients' in it. English is not my mother language so i hope it is kind of understandable.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What country are you in?

Beautiful chicks! What are they?

The poop looks to have some mucous, could be due to constipation, I would see that she's drinking well and eating. You can give wet soupy feed if you wish, but if she doesn't like the vinegar and egg omit those.

The vent also looks a little swollen. Soaking in a warm epsom salts solution may help with that and help her pass feces as well. Careful that she doesn't chill. Dry her well, use a hair dryer if you need to.

How warm is your brooder?

 

[Isyovi]

What country are you in?

Beautiful chicks! What are they?

The poop looks to have some mucous, could be due to constipation, I would see that she's drinking well and eating. You can give wet soupy feed if you wish, but if she doesn't like the vinegar and egg omit those.

The vent also looks a little swollen. Soaking in a warm epsom salts solution may help with that and help her pass feces as well. Careful that she doesn't chill. Dry her well, use a hair dryer if you need to.

How warm is your brooder?

I'm from the Netherlands
They are Brahma chicks, we have two different colours but i have to do my research in the different colour combinations.

Epsom salts are just Magnesium sulfate? Before i order the wrong thing. Can i also use sea salt in water for the time being or do i just wait until the epsom salt gets delivered?

The temperature in that room is about 25 degrees Celcius or maybe some more if it's hot outside. I don't know how much that is in Fahrenheit. I know it's a bit cold despite having the heater on but they do huddle up together and sometimes i put a towel in there so they can lay on there if they want.

 

[aart]

Epsom salts are just Magnesium sulfate? Before i order the wrong thing. Can i also use sea salt in water for the time being or do i just wait until the epsom salt gets delivered?

Yes.
No, don't use sea salt.

The temperature in that room is about 25 degrees Celcius or maybe some more if it's hot outside. I don't know how much that is in Fahrenheit. I know it's a bit cold despite having the heater on but they do huddle up together and sometimes i put a towel in there so they can lay on there if they want.

Do you have a heat source for the chicks?
25°C = 77°F not warm enough for 2 weeks old.

Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help:

They need to be pretty warm(~85°-90F/30-32C) on the brooder floor right under the lamp and 10-20 degrees cooler at the other end of brooder) for the first day or two, especially if they have been shipped, until they get to eating, drinking and moving around well. But after that it's best to keep them as cool as possible for optimal feather growth and quicker acclimation to outside temps. A lot of chick illnesses are attributed to too warm of a brooder. I do think it's a good idea to use a thermometer on the floor of the brooder to check the temps, especially when new at brooding, later I still use it but more out of curiosity than need.

The best indicator of heat levels is to watch their behavior:
-If they are huddled/piled up right under the lamp and cheeping very loudly, they are too cold.
-If they are spread out on the absolute edges of the brooder as far from the lamp as possible, panting and/or cheeping very loudly, they are too hot.
-If they sleep around the edge of the lamp calmly just next to each other and spend time running all around the brooder they are juuuust right!

The lamp is best at one end of the brooder with food/water at the other cooler end of the brooder, so they can get away from the heat or be under it as needed. Wattage of 'heat' bulb depends on size of brooder and ambient temperature of room brooder is in. Regular incandescent bulbs can be used, you might not need a 'heat bulb'. If you do use a heat bulb make sure it's specifically for poultry, some heat bulbs for food have teflon coatings that can kill birds. You can get red colored incandescent bulbs at a reptile supply source. A dimmer extension cord is an excellent way to adjust the output of the bulb to change the heat without changing the height of the lamp.


Or you could go with a heat plate, commercially made or DIY: http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/pseudo-brooder-heater-plate

 

[Isyovi]

Yes.
No, don't use sea salt.

Do you have a heat source for the chicks?
25°C = 77°F not warm enough for 2 weeks old.

Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help:

They need to be pretty warm(~85°-90F/30-32C) on the brooder floor right under the lamp and 10-20 degrees cooler at the other end of brooder) for the first day or two, especially if they have been shipped, until they get to eating, drinking and moving around well. But after that it's best to keep them as cool as possible for optimal feather growth and quicker acclimation to outside temps. A lot of chick illnesses are attributed to too warm of a brooder. I do think it's a good idea to use a thermometer on the floor of the brooder to check the temps, especially when new at brooding, later I still use it but more out of curiosity than need.

The best indicator of heat levels is to watch their behavior:
-If they are huddled/piled up right under the lamp and cheeping very loudly, they are too cold.
-If they are spread out on the absolute edges of the brooder as far from the lamp as possible, panting and/or cheeping very loudly, they are too hot.
-If they sleep around the edge of the lamp calmly just next to each other and spend time running all around the brooder they are juuuust right!

The lamp is best at one end of the brooder with food/water at the other cooler end of the brooder, so they can get away from the heat or be under it as needed. Wattage of 'heat' bulb depends on size of brooder and ambient temperature of room brooder is in. Regular incandescent bulbs can be used, you might not need a 'heat bulb'. If you do use a heat bulb make sure it's specifically for poultry, some heat bulbs for food have teflon coatings that can kill birds. You can get red colored incandescent bulbs at a reptile supply source. A dimmer extension cord is an excellent way to adjust the output of the bulb to change the heat without changing the height of the lamp.


Or you could go with a heat plate, commercially made or DIY: http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/pseudo-brooder-heater-plate

Thanks for the tips! We ordered one but it hasnt arrived yet due to coronavirus. We are keeping them as warm as possible. Luckily the weather is kind of warm outside so sometimes is gets up to 29°C inside. Will definetely safe these tips for later.

 

[aart]

We are keeping them as warm as possible

How are you keeping them warm...pic of your brooder please?

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