Five week old baby chicks wobbling

[FarmInProgress]

Hi, so I have five, 5 week old baby chicks. We have 2 silkie Batman mix, and three other breeds that idk. Anyways, this morning we decided to bring them to some nice fresh grass, and I noticed one was wobbly. Then a couple minutes later I see 2 more that r a bit wobbly too?!?!? I am very concerned bc I had a 8 wk old rooster last year that had the same problem and died the within the same week!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you get a video of their actions?
If not photos of the chicks, where you are keeping them, their poop, etc.?

What are you feeding the chicks?
Do they have grit available free choice?

 

[FarmInProgress]

They have their own little coop and we are feeding them some chicken feed and no we do not have grit for them their poop is a little more runny and I post a video in a bit

 

[FarmInProgress]

They look a bit better today, Can’t figure out how to do a video and a photo really wouldn’t help, but it’s like one side is weaker than the other, but I have not seen them fall yet today so that’s good

 

[Friendly_Lurker]

Can you get a video of their actions?
If not photos of the chicks, where you are keeping them, their poop, etc.?

What are you feeding the chicks?
Do they have grit available free choice?

Aren't chicks a little young for grit? I've never fed grit to chicks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They have their own little coop and we are feeding them some chicken feed and no we do not have grit for them their poop is a little more runny and I post a video in a bit

They look a bit better today, Can’t figure out how to do a video and a photo really wouldn’t help, but it’s like one side is weaker than the other, but I have not seen them fall yet today so that’s good

For video, upload to youtube and provide a link, the BYC upload does not work.
Is the chicken feed - chick starter?
If they are wobby, I would get some poultry vitamins that has Vitamin E, B1 and B2 and either add those to their water for a few days or direct dose them.

Aren't chicks a little young for grit? I've never fed grit to chicks.

decided to bring them to some nice fresh grass

Everyone has their own way. I provide chick grit to chicks first thing - whether they are just hatched out of the incubator or when they arrive in the mail.
Mama Hen has them out in the yard eating dirt/grit, seeds, feed, bugs, etc. first thing so...

That said...the OP's chicks are 5weeks old and she's giving grass - yep, they need grit.

 

[Friendly_Lurker]

I let mine outside with a chicken tractor and food and water to eat clover. They have a lot of fun. I would only do this once my birds are well feathered.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I let mine outside with a chicken tractor and food and water to eat clover. They have a lot of fun. I would only do this once my birds are well feathered.

Like I say, everyone has their own way of raising chicks

 

[FarmInProgress]

We do not feed then chicken starter as we stopped feeding him that at two weeks I believe, we have been providing them vinegar in the water and giving them some poultry medicine with a whole bunch of vitamins in it.... Could us not keeping them on chick starter make them wobbly?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We do not feed then chicken starter as we stopped feeding him that at two weeks I believe, we have been providing them vinegar in the water and giving them some poultry medicine with a whole bunch of vitamins in it.... Could us not keeping them on chick starter make them wobbly?

What are you feeding them then?