HELP! Baby chick scratching and falling over!

[RDchicken99]

I can't find it.

That’s fine!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Late response: but for anyone having this problem- I had a weak chick, she couldn't balance when she had to scratch or clean... She used to do it while laying down... Her siblings helped her balance by standing mext to her... Now she is stronger and can balance by herself

 

[Davethebirdman]

Put vitamins in the water

 

[RDchicken99]

Sorry it’s been a while! Sadly, that chick passed away the night I started this thread. She died in her sleep, there was nothing we could do. I did some more research after another chick had started to do the same thing, and came to the conclusion that they had a case of ear mites. I put some olive oil around their ears and dumped all their bedding. Haven’t lost a chick since. Thanks for all the help y’all. Sometimes it’s just a bad case of mites!

 

[RubelliteRose]

So sorry you lost your chick. Glad you figured it out though and that your other chicks are doing well.

 

[whitewolf1871341]

It almost seems like she's having an inner ear problem it's making her hop centered or something in her eardrum touching it

 

[whitewolf1871341]

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Look in the ear and make sure there's nothing in there It could be as simple as a piece of begging and she scratched it into the ear several time her head goes down it touches the eardrum which would make her roll