Help! I think my chick has a respiratory problems.

[Chickensrock10110]

My chick is breathing very different from the rest.
He/she is about 3 weeks old and is a bantam mix.
It looks like he or she has trouble breathing through his/her nostrils.He still eats and drink but he looks like he is deteriorating fast.Every so often ,he sounds like he is sneezing.Currently ,to breathe, he opens his beak just a tiny bit for every breath that he takes.Today he is less active and only becomes alert when he hears a loud noise.Do you think this is contagious?Should I seperate him?How can I help him out?Anyting OTC I can give him?Please help!! I dont like seeing him like this.

 

[patyrdz]

oh, I am sorry your chick is sick!

I think you should separate him from the others. I don't know what you can give him because he is so young. Hopefully someone else will chime in soon!

 

[mrsgibber]

I don't know the answer to your question...hopefully someone chimes in soon. But good luck with the little one.

 

[Chickensrock10110]

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Now that you mention that he is young ,I too dont think there is a medicine for chicks this young.

Hopefully he gets better on its own with all the love I`m giving him now.I just feel bad because I am the one who brought him into this world and hatched him