Chicks

[Vaughn123]

Hi! I'm new to chickens, and my fiancé and I bought 5 chicks. We build a brooder, and 4 of the chicks are doing really well. The 5th (Pequito) is smaller than the other chicks and has been the lethargic the past 2 days. Today he isn't eating or drinking water and is staying close to the heater. I fed him sugar water by hand and it seemed to help a little, but there are no visible signs he's sick. No runny eyes or nose. No pasty butt. He also has a hard white dot on the end of his nose. Any suggestions/experience would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Kiki]

We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
Nutri Drench is a good product to have on hand for chicks like this.
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[N F C]

Sorry to hear little Pequito isn't doing well. Here's a link to take you to the ER forum:
Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
Give as many details as you can and a photo to help them give you the best response.

Best of luck!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
@KikisGirls beat be to it...Nutri- Drench is excellent. I use it all the time with a sickly chick. Without a pic, the white spot sounds like it's the "hatching tooth", that's what's on the end of the beak, cuts the membrane and cracks the egg shell, called pipping! Will disappear in a day or two after hatching.

 

[Vaughn123]

Thank you! I'll go pick some up.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC

 

[Kiki]

http://www.nutridrench.com/faqs.html

 

[Jetblack2004]

Thank you for joining!
@KikisGirls has given some good advice

 

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[Joeschooks]

There’s some good responses here already, so I’ll just say
You’ve come to the right place! We’re all chicken mad here and there’s loads of friendly, knowledgeable members who will be pleased to help when needed or simply just chat about all things chicken. Best of luck with your chick.