Depressed Chicken???

[rrcommander]

I have about 26 month old chicks. I had two barred rock roosters. They were doing great and then one afternoon about 2 days ago I went out to the pen and one was dead. The other barred rock seems depressed. He stands in a corner of the pen with his feathers fluffed up and is very sluggish. I have seen him eat a little. today I checked on him and was looking under his wings. The feathers under his wings were very dirty and had a little bit of brownish goop. I brought him in and cleaned him up disinfected with hydrogen proxide and dried him and put him in a box in the house with a lamp. Can someone give me some advice. Please I don't wan to loose another chick.

 

[Pine Grove]

If these chicks are on the ground, Coccidiosis is a possiblity...

 

[rrcommander]

What is the treatment?

 

[Pine Grove]

Sulmet and Corid are the most popular..

 

[speckledhen]

I answered your duplicate post here and I agree with William. It's the first thing I'd think of:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=73267

 

[rrcommander]

I did some research and the chick doesn't display any of the other symptoms other than being sluggish.

 

[Pine Grove]

Just me, But then again I know the signs all to well, With the ruffled feathers and the chick being sluggish, I would treat for Coccidiosis..Good luck with whatever you decide

 

[dlhunicorn]

ditto
btw...what are you feeding?