Chick is shaking and can't keep balance

[Usedtowanna]

We got a shipment of 50 barred rock chicks on Wed. We paid extra to have them vaxxed.

One chick was unbalanced and shaking from the very start. 4 days later she has not improved. She will drink a tiny bit if we hold her to the water but can't get her to eat. Her most recent dropping had a speck of blood in it. Any ideas?

Called the hatchery on Friday and they said to put sugar in their water (which we'd done from the beginning anyway) and said she'd probably just had a rougher time during shipping than the others.

Clearly there's more going on.

 

[SmiYa0126]

We got a shipment of 50 barred rock chicks on Wed. We paid extra to have them vaxxed.

One chick was unbalanced and shaking from the very start. 4 days later she has not improved. She will drink a tiny bit if we hold her to the water but can't get her to eat. Her most recent dropping had a speck of blood in it. Any ideas?

Called the hatchery on Friday and they said to put sugar in their water (which we'd done from the beginning anyway) and said she'd probably just had a rougher time during shipping than the others.

Clearly there's more going on.

Can you get some nutri drench into her and cook an egg yolk. She needs to eat.

 

[Usedtowanna]

Since she is drinking a tiny bit, my son mixed some chick food into her water. She isn't getting enough food OR water though.

 

[SmiYa0126]

How is the baby?

 

[Usedtowanna]

Thanks for asking. She did pass away last night. A part of life, I guess but sad anyway.

 

[SmiYa0126]

I'm so sorry, it's hard to lose them no matter how old they are.