chicks not eating and cant walk...help me.

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I had bought 6 chicks from a shop they were doing great in the first few weeks but then I dont know what happened from the 6th week they started dying... 2 of then are dead and 1 of then is sick I dont know what has happened to it... from many days I was noticing tht the chick wasnt growing but all the other were. Yesterday it wasnt eating anything and it couldnt walk. It just sat there and when I tried to make him walk he fell. I was worried so I gave him some medicine and made him drink a energy drink with a dropper.... but hes still just sitting there with his eyes closed. I took him out of the cage and kept him where he could see his frinds plz help me..!!!!! I think its a viral disease because my chick started ying one by one
 
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What are you feeding them? They should be getting chick starter for now.
How is your brooder set up? To much or not enough heat can kill them.

You can try giving them one drop each of Polyvisol WITHOUT Iron. Drop it at the side of the beak and they wil get some in their mouths. I usually don;t recommend it, but in an emergency a little sugar in their water, but just till you get the vitamins.

You can also add ACV to the water. Use only the kind from a health food store with the Mother added.

Also check their vents. See if they have pasty butt. They can get all clogged up and you have to carefully make the butt damp and remove the crusted poop.
 
What kind of medicine and what kind of an energy drink? You have to be careful medicating them and if it's an energy drink like humans drink, it can be pretty bad.

Don't get discouraged. Lots of help on this site, so we can work with you to try and save it. Could be they were also weak from the hatchery too.
 
Well its too late now its dead... :'( thanks for the help though...!
 
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I'm so sorry. I had the same thing happen yesterday with one of my baby bunnies. But you that link so you can know what to look for and so no others get sick. Really sorry about your babies.
 

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