Breathing Problem

[Wyandottes7]

Your chick needs treatment immediately if it is going to survive. I'm 100% certain that it has botulism poisoning. Botulism causes droopiness and paralysis of the wings, neck, and head, and causes feather to be loose and easily pulled out. You need to immediately treat this chick with a molasses flush, which will draw the poison out of the body, though I think that it may be too late. Mix together four tablespoons of molasses in one quart of water. Get as much of this mixture into the chick as possible. Give by eyedropper, in the drinking water, etc. You need to do this as soon as possible!

Botulism is extremely serious. Could you chick have gotten into moldy bedding or food? Have you given it any fruit that could have been moldy or rotting? Keep an eye on any other chicks, if you have any.

Good luck with your chick! I've never seen a case of Botulism as severe as this.

 

[BantamLover21]

Well now it is naked . Almost all of his feathers have fallen off.I was giving it apple cider with water and sugar. I hope it makes it.

Okay, now I'm pretty sure of what is wrong with your chick I'm not sure how, but your chick has botulism poisoning. Could he have eaten spoiled feed/vegetables, dead animal, or earthworms? The symptoms you've described fit almost exactly: droopy wings, inability to stand, loss of feathers, and difficulty breathing. Here is what you need to do, if there is any chance of saving your chick:

Mix 4 tablespoons of molasses (it doesn't matter what type) with 1 quart of water to create a flush to get rid of any toxins in its system. Get your chick to drink some of this mixture. Drip some on the side of its beak, dip its beak in a spoon, pry open its beak carefully and insert some water, etc. Give it as much of the molasses flush water as it will drink, and continue giving it the water for 4-6 hours. Keep the chick in a warm, clean place, away from the other chicks if you want.

It is possible that it is now too late to save the chick. But I wish you luck!

 

[ten chicks]

I am feeding it yolk and some grains which i normally feed all my chickens with . They are 2 and a half weeks old as I mentioned above and yes they are under heat . Now it's just getting better and then worse again . Now it's unable to stand on its feet. What is this diseas and why is its skin getting darker.

Does this chick have access to grit? Dark/bluish tint to skin could indicate circulation issues ie: heart,respiratory or something stuck in her throat. Open her beak and check for anything lodged in her throat. Check her crop,you are looking for impacted.

 

[conquest780]

Well it survived the night.it is continuously opening its beak to breathe. The breathing has gotten a bit better. But the chick is getting weaker. It has lost all of its fur except some feathers.

 

[conquest780]

This guy was a partial albino.

 

[conquest780]

Well it died. I did everything I could .

 

[thechooks22]

Oh
Im sorry about your chick :'(

 

[Fancychooklady]

 

[BantamLover21]

Well it died. I did everything I could .

I'm sorry for your loss.