Help! chick is wobbly and is making kind of a sucky sound?

I'm sorry for your loss.

My six day old Light Brahma is exhibiting the same symptoms. The other four chicks are doing fine. This morning [07/27/13] the Light Brahma was very wobbly and seemed to favor one leg. She was lethargic, wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink. I ran to the local Tractor Supply and picked up some Corid and Nutri-Drench. Upon returning home, I found her on her back with her legs up and stuck between the brooder and wall.

I immediately mixed the Corid and gave her some via eye dropper. Then I gave the rest of the flock the Corid solution. Then I boiled an egg, mashed it, and added some chick starter feed. She ate a little bit of it and then I gave a single drop of Nutri-Drench. After that, she seemed a little better, getting up and walking around [once or twice that I've seen], but still favoring one leg. She slept under the brooder all day except for the times I would give her Corid solution and fed her some mashed egg/feed.

She seems to be doing better, but still very lethargic and making a puffing sound from her beak. On a good note, I did spot her out of the brooder to grab a drink and a bite to eat twice.

She has the marek's vaccine and I've been feeding Purina NON-Medicated Chick Starter. All the chicks have been getting Sav-A-Chick electrolytes and probiotics since day one [07/22/13]. That ended today as they are getting the Corid solution. Her poop has been semi-solid/liquidy in a dark brownish red color.

Am I right in thinking this may be Cocci? Should I take another course of action?
 
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