chick standing with head hanging down

[JGreenwell]

Update: Chick has perked up a tiny bit, after being completely flat and limp this morning. I gave up on the nutri drench that she just wouldn’t take and decided to mix poultry cell, vit E oil and sugar water. Figured I needed something that tastes good. She finally took some tiny drips from the side of her beak. Yay!!! Kept it up until she was thoroughly done and wanting to sleep. Checked on her a couple hours later and she actually managed to lift her head a bit. Picked her up and she chirped and struggled a bit - fantastic after being limp and silent earlier. Repeated the procedure, put her back in her box and she actually stood for a bit, of course with her head in the bedding… I finally found the tag from my bag of chick starter I had been looking for. I called the company to ask if they had a manufacturing date somewhere since I couldn’t find it. They told me it was on the back of the tag. Like they don’t want you to see it? Anyway, feed store had assured me feed was fresh, since I couldn’t find a date. Checked the tag today and: Jan 2023. 6 months old. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I am furious and they will get their bag back tomorrow. So it does look like stale starter feed is to blame after all. The feed store where I got the bag is a place I have never been to before. Everyone was out of the MM starter I had been feeding and I had called around. I have been feeding from this old bag for about 10 days…
Anyway, I have some hope for my sick chickie again. Will mix some (fresh) starter in vitamin water soon and see how that goes over.

Did you chicke look like this? I'm dealing with a little sick chicken now. Wondering if this will help. Wobbly off balance when she tries to stand

 

[Stephine]

Did you chicke look like this? I'm dealing with a little sick chicken now. Wondering if this will help. Wobbly off balance when she tries to stand

Sorry about your chick! No, mine had her head on the ground, literally on the bedding, she couldn’t lift it up at all. I have since figured out that she was suffering from “pseudo botulism” a version of Marek’s that hits early and chicks usually recover from in a day or two with good supportive care. Both my unvaccinated chicks caught it. Then both of them caught the better known version of Marek’s at point of lay and died from that…. Never buying unvaccinated chicks again, it was such a miserable experience.

 

[JGreenwell]

Sorry about your chick! No, mine had her head on the ground, literally on the bedding, she couldn’t lift it up at all. I have since figured out that she was suffering from “pseudo botulism” a version of Marek’s that hits early and chicks usually recover from in a day or two with good supportive care. Both my unvaccinated chicks caught it. Then both of them caught the better known version of Marek’s at point of lay and died from that…. Never buying unvaccinated chicks again, it was such a miserable experience.

I'm so so sorry. Thank you

 

[Stephine]

I’m rooting for yours! Often nutridrench or other chick vitamins and electrolytes and a few days of special care is all that’s needed.