Chick gasping for air

[DragonClaw01]

I have a chick I got with a batch for about a week.

It's laying down, gasping for air. The others seem fine for now, but this one looks to be dying. It's one of the larger chicks and it was in perfect shape.

I heard Tylosin in the water can help, but avoid ACV and electrolytes/gatorade.

Ionly have Tylosin injectable though.

It sometimes freaks out and runs short distances and falls over, sometimes on its back.

It won't eat or drink.

I have pine shavings.

 

[CochinLover1]

I would check for crop impaction.

 

[DragonClaw01]

Crop seemed empty.

But it died. The one where it is laying down, it was still alive.

I'm not sure what this yellowish foam in the mouth is.

I tried to give it some water, it drank a little, then spazzed and chirped like it was in pain, then died.

 

[CochinLover1]

Aw! I'm sorry.. It happens. It always makes me sad when any of my chicks die. Sorry for your loss.

 

[horseshoe13]

Sorry to hear you lost one. I have had the same problem. They had gotten Chilled in shipping and a few seem to get pneumonia. It happens so quick not much you can do about it.

 

[DragonClaw01]

These were not shipped. Picked up from attwoods last week.

 

[horseshoe13]

Being so young im sure their immune system is weak leaving them susceptible to viruses and bacteria. This time of the year it's rampid.

 

[CochinLover1]

Being so young im sure their immune system is weak leaving them susceptible to viruses and bacteria. This time of the year it's rampid.

Very true.