EMERGENCY HELP PLEASE!

[hailey113004]

I just woke up this morning, when I checked on the two that were struggling, one wasn’t even gasping for air(or doing that thingy) anymore! The other one was still doing it but it wasn’t near as severe. I think I am making progress and I really appreaciate how supportive and helpful everyone of y’all have been. I had no clue there was a community so strong!! Thank you guys!

Okay, so one of them is having liquidy poops. I’m not sure what this means. Also, they don’t really want to drink water, they just want to eat starter. How should I get them to drink water? @azygous

 

[azygous]

The solution is to add the water to their feed. But you should also be sure the waterer is one the chicks can easily access.

An even better solution is to ferment their feed. It would take about 48 hours to bring a first batch to ferment, but subsequent batches seeded with a bit from the first batch take just 24 hours. Just cover some dry feed with warm water so it's just barely submerged and add a couple teaspoons of ACV to jump start it.

You want a dryer consistency for baby chicks so they don't paste themselves with it all over their down. Select a small cup, such as a can that those Vienna sausages come in so the chicks cant climb in and swim in it. I glue the tiny container to a block of wood so it won't get tipped over.

My chicks have been eating fermented all-flock feed since their second day. It's a great way to get natural probiotics and nutrients into them, as well as the extra moisture. Chicks on fermented feed rarely get pasty butt or get constipated.

 

[hailey113004]

The solution is to add the water to their feed. But you should also be sure the waterer is one the chicks can easily access.

An even better solution is to ferment their feed. It would take about 48 hours to bring a first batch to ferment, but subsequent batches seeded with a bit from the first batch take just 24 hours. Just cover some dry feed with warm water so it's just barely submerged and add a couple teaspoons of ACV to jump start it.

You want a dryer consistency for baby chicks so they don't paste themselves with it all over their down. Select a small cup, such as a can that those Vienna sausages come in so the chicks cant climb in and swim in it. I glue the tiny container to a block of wood so it won't get tipped over.

My chicks have been eating fermented all-flock feed since their second day. It's a great way to get natural probiotics and nutrients into them, as well as the extra moisture. Chicks on fermented feed rarely get pasty butt or get constipated.

okay I will definitely try this. I just hope after all this, they make it. I just feel bad because I feel like I caused this . My chicls are definitely strong little fighters though and I won’t give up on them.

 

[azygous]

Try not to dwell on your mistakes. We've all made them on the way to getting smarter with experience and knowledge. Someday, you will be able to help others after going through this experience.

 

[Jenthehen127]

So, I accidentally fed my baby chicks mealworms, corn, and other feed that wasn’t right for theor age. Now two of their crops are swollen and one of them is having trouble breathing. I don’t know what to do and I terrified of loosing these babies. Can someone PLEASE help me figure out what is going on?????

How are the chicks? Hopefully all is well now!

 

[hailey113004]

How are the chicks? Hopefully all is well now!

They are doing good. They are still doing the head thingy like they’re gasping for air, but they are still eating snd drinking and pooping as normal. hopefully the doesn’t persist on as they grow. I keep feeding them coconut oil when i see them do this to help them swallow the food. Is this normal??

 

[azygous]

The gaping signifies continuing crop issues. When the crop fails to empty overnight and the contents accumulate in the crop without the crop emptying completely, they can grow yeast.

You need to verify this may be happening. Tonight at bedtime, withdraw all food and water overnight. Check their crops first thing in the morning for fullness. If the crops are not completely flat and empty, you may need to treat for yeast.

 

[hailey113004]

The gaping signifies continuing crop issues. When the crop fails to empty overnight and the contents accumulate in the crop without the crop emptying completely, they can grow yeast.

You need to verify this may be happening. Tonight at bedtime, withdraw all food and water overnight. Check their crops first thing in the morning for fullness. If the crops are not completely flat and empty, you may need to treat for yeast.

How do you treat yeast? I’m just wondering how much it’s going to cost, if anything. And what about my other chicks at bedtime? When i withdraw the food do I do it from all of them too? if not how would I take away feed and water from those two only?

 

[azygous]

Yeast treatment is inexpensive, only a few dollars, if you use dollars and not some other monetary exchange. But first verify you have yeast to treat.

No chicken, no matter the age, including week-old chicks, needs food and water at night. They should be sleeping.

How old are these chicks now?

 

[hailey113004]

A week old. I just got one new two day old one yesterday.