chick with white/clear poo...help!

[carolinasculpture]

Hi! We are new to chickens. We have 7 chicks. The BR is quite a bit smaller than the others that we got at the same time, she is about 2 1/2 weeks old. She seems to be eating and drinking. She seems to like being held and always comes over and sits with me. My issue is that she doesn't seem to be growing and I think she is lethargic. She spends, I think, more time sitting/sleeping than the others. Her poo has been a little runny, but now she has just "gone" and it was runny and clear with some white mixed in. I am concerned she is sick or may needs medicated feed? I could use any ideas/help you may have.

I am feeding them Start & Grow along with a "home-made mixture" from Greener-Pasture. I have it mixed about 3 parts Start & Grow to 1 part of the mix. They have free access to the food. I have been using water with ACV. The substrate is newspaper with clover and other greens from our lawn (no fertilizer or pesticides). I change it once a day if they spend most of the day outside or twice a day if they are in. I have given them hard boiled egg and meal worms, both "fresh" and freeze dried for treats. The brooder is 80 degrees in the warmest part. Outside they were in a small portable garden greenhouse with access to shade, sun, food and water as well as grit and dust.

Hope to hear from you soon. THANKS!!!

 

[Imp]

Sounds like you are doing everything well. I really have no idea what may be the problem. Hopefully there is no problem.

Good luck,

Imp

 

[gameboygal12]

sounds like he's not eating enough food. what he's pooping out is water maybe??

 

[carolinasculpture]

Hi! Thanks for the advise! I have noticed that when ever I offer treats (like eggs or meal worms) she seems very hungry at first and then after she has had "enough", she will just sit down and go to sleep. I will try to make sure she can get to the food past the others. Also I got some vitamins and some de-wormer today. If that doesn't help, I am thinking about trying a broad spectrum anti-biotic. Any other thoughts? Oh, do I continue with the ACV in the water when I have the de-worm stuff in there?