Thank you so much, I gave them some electrolytes last night and they made it through the night! They're still very still, but I did see one pecking in the food a bit which is great news. I'll continue to feed them. I think it might be a respiratory illness (not sure if that's what your chicks had) because they're breathing mainly with their mouths open, and once one got it, the other did too. Hopefully the electrolytes will get them back to normal! I'll keep you updated!Not sure if this will help you but when I had an ill baby chick that wouldn't move, eat or poop (and did not have any sign of pasty butt) I wrapped her in a hand towel and used part of a qtip to feed her water saturated with savachick electrolytes (really, really concentrated) and sugar. I fed her a little bit every 30 minutes or so. In between feedings I warmed her up by blowing a hair dryer on the towel in which she was wrapped. At first she was too weak to complain or squirm. Over a few hours she felt a little stronger/more squirmy and I decided to get some much-needed sleep. When I went to free brooder 5+ hours later I had a little box with me.... Just in case..... Thankfully, she made it. I think the liquid gave her just enough sustenance/comfort/whatever to fight off her affliction. I hope your little feathered one is able to recover. Whatever happens, please know that you are doing everything you can including reaching out to this community for help. I wish you the best.
They made it! I fed them some electrolytes before I went to bed. I'm not sure if that's what saved them, but I'm sure it helped. I saw one of them pecking around in the food a bit, which is a good sign! I'll continue to feed them every so often, and I'll keep you updated. They still do the weird shake of the head and chirp, but other than that, I think they're getting better!
Electrolytes
She's chirping and breathing, and I felt her throat and everything looks fine. She does have a lot of saliva in her mouth though.
Don't hold birds upside down and blow in their mouth.
