Chick wont lift head.

[RhodeIslandRed5]

Oops, don't ask me why that got posted twice. Phone was acting up. And still is.

 

[Jacktoo]

Wow! I’m having this same issue, not with a newly hatch chick. I had bought 4 Rhode Island reds as babies maybe about 2-3 weeks old. They all were doing great very healthy they re 3 months now and about 3 weeks ago one of my reds started keeping her neck tilted to the right, and now it looks twisted. I thought maybe it was a injury so I took her to the vet. The vet was surprise not a injury, and really doesn’t know what to think. I looked online and seen it could be a vitamin E deficiency, so I started on
electrolytes and put her in her on pen/cage. She has been on electrolytes for 3 weeks now, give her a lot or herbs but no improvement with her neck. She sometimes straights it out for about 10 minutes, and I’m thinking the vitamins are working but then she is back to her neck twisted.
I read it takes time sometimes more then a months. She eats, and drinks water but I notices she looks smaller then the others now..
I will send more pics later.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

Wow! I’m having this same issue, not with a newly hatch chick. I had bought 4 Rhode Island reds as babies maybe about 2-3 weeks old. They all were doing great very healthy they re 3 months now and about 3 weeks ago one of my reds started keeping her neck tilted to the right, and now it looks twisted. I thought maybe it was a injury so I took her to the vet. The vet was surprise not a injury, and really doesn’t know what to think. I looked online and seen it could be a vitamin E deficiency, so I started on
electrolytes and put her in her on pen/cage. She has been on electrolytes for 3 weeks now, give her a lot or herbs but no improvement with her neck. She sometimes straights it out for about 10 minutes, and I’m thinking the vitamins are working but then she is back to her neck twisted.
I read it takes time sometimes more then a months. She eats, and drinks water but I notices she looks smaller then the others now..
I will send more pics later.

You must have gotten your chicks from Tractor Supply, that's where I got my R.I.R's from, and they are about three months old now! I would keep going with the Vitamin E.

 

[ManWithChicks]

Wow! I’m having this same issue, not with a newly hatch chick. I had bought 4 Rhode Island reds as babies maybe about 2-3 weeks old. They all were doing great very healthy they re 3 months now and about 3 weeks ago one of my reds started keeping her neck tilted to the right, and now it looks twisted. I thought maybe it was a injury so I took her to the vet. The vet was surprise not a injury, and really doesn’t know what to think. I looked online and seen it could be a vitamin E deficiency, so I started on
electrolytes and put her in her on pen/cage. She has been on electrolytes for 3 weeks now, give her a lot or herbs but no improvement with her neck. She sometimes straights it out for about 10 minutes, and I’m thinking the vitamins are working but then she is back to her neck twisted.
I read it takes time sometimes more then a months. She eats, and drinks water but I notices she looks smaller then the others now..
I will send more pics later.

Mine is definitely already noticeably smaller than the healthy ones. THe only one who is smaller is the chick with the belly. And the smallest one eats plenty, she just isnt growing. The neck one on the other hand doesnt seem interested in eating or drinking that much, but she does. She is also slow and quite, falls asleep standing all over the place.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

When you're through administering Corid, start them on vitamins!

 

[ManWithChicks]

When you're through administering Corid, start them on vitamins!

Oh yeah, Ive already started the vitamins, about to go to Tractor Supply here in a few minutes to pick up the COrid!

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

No, don't give vitamins WITH the Corid. There's something about one reacting with the other, I believe. Stop the vitamins for now and go the Corid for now. Restart the vitamins after the Corid dosing is done.

 

[ManWithChicks]

No, don't give vitamins WITH the Corid. There's something about one reacting with the other, I believe. Stop the vitamins for now and go the Corid for now. Restart the vitamins after the Corid dosing is done.

Ah, ok, good to know. I last gave yesterday afternoon. So I wont administer today.

 

[Eggcessive]

You can give vitamins before you start the Corid and after it is completed. It is just that Corid mimics Vitamin B1, so give them a dose, then start the Corid. Usually most use the maximum dosage of Corid—2 tsp (10 ml) of the liquid Corid or 1 1/2 tsp of the powder Corid per gallon of water. Treat all chicks at once, for 5-7 days. The one with the swollen belly may indeed have mushy chick disease (omphlitis,) but I would give it the Corid as well. To give the really sick chicks a direct dose of Corid, you can give a few drops of the undiluted liquid Corid orally with a dropper or syringe, up to 0.1 ml per pound twice a day for a couple of days.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You can give vitamins before you start the Corid and after it is completed. It is just that Corid mimics Vitamin B1, so give them a dose, then start the Corid. Usually most use the maximum dosage of Corid—2 tsp (10 ml) of the liquid Corid or 1 1/2 tsp of the powder Corid per gallon of water. Treat all chicks at once, for 5-7 days. The one with the swollen belly may indeed have mushy chick disease (omphlitis,) but I would give it the Corid as well. To give the really sick chicks a direct dose of Corid, you can give a few drops of the undiluted liquid Corid orally with a dropper or syringe, up to 0.1 ml per pound twice a day for a couple of days.

Agreed.

@ManWithChicks what are you feeding your chicks?
You mentioned earlier that you thought their poop should look like bird poop? Not sure what you mean by that....so, here's a good article with photos that explains a little about chicken poop, what is normal/not normal too. Hope that helps. https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/