HELP!! My 5 day old chick seems sick

[Josh1098]

Hello, I'm new on the forums but I had a single chick hatch out and s/he seemed fine for the first 4 days and on her 4 th day I took her outside to "play around" she absolutely loved it as she was running around, eating bugs, and getting to meet the older chicks of the flock. She wasn't out for more than an hour. But today morning as I went to check on her I saw that she was limping and further inspection I noticed that one of her legs/foot seemed stiff but when her I check her foot she still has grip but has a difficult time walking on it and is limping and that foot seems to stick out a bit further. I need help on what this may be and how I can treat it, oh also her appetite is spot on and is drinking water.

 

[Kiki]

Could she have "sprained" her leg while out running around?

Could the older flock have scared her into running fast?

Keep an eye out for signs of Cocci too.

 

[Josh1098]

As far from what I saw the bigger chicks were quite nice around her and then the two just ignored her and they went somewhere else to find bugs. If it is Cocci should I start giving medicated feed or should I do something else.

 

[Kiki]

As far from what I saw the bigger chicks were quite nice around her and then the two just ignored her and they went somewhere else to find bugs. If it is Cocci should I start giving medicated feed or should I do something else.

Medicated feed will not get rid of Cocci.
I doubt her leg "issue" is a sign of Cocci.
I'm just saying new chicks, especially being around older establish chickens, are prone to a Cocci overload, so keep an eye out for sign of it.

 

[Josh1098]

Medicated feed will not get rid of Cocci.
I doubt her leg "issue" is a sign of Cocci.
I'm just saying new chicks, especially being around older establish chickens, are prone to a Cocci overload, so keep an eye out for sign of it.

By any chance do you think that she may have vitamin deficiency and that is what is causing her leg to go out/stiff

 

[Kiki]

Could be...
I'd pick up some Nutri Drench asap and get some Corid to have on hand "just in case"
Never give both at the same time though.

 

[abraga]

If she's eating and drinkin good..thats awesome. I bet she probly caught her leg/foot on sumthin and has a mild sprain. Hopefully She will b good as new soon...chicks r pretty resilient. As long as she's eating/drinking really goid and looks bright eyed/normal..i wouldn't worry much. Perhaps u should inspect her cage really good and look for probable causes of how she could have injured herself. Chicks do wacky stuff sometimes. She may have really wanted to get out of her cage to join the others after that exciting day out and caught her leg. I would only get really worried if she goes off her feed and becomes lethargic and inactive.

 

[abraga]

If she's eating and drinkin good..thats awesome. I bet she probly caught her leg/foot on sumthin and has a mild sprain. Hopefully She will b good as new soon...chicks r pretty resilient. As long as she's eating/drinking really goid and looks bright eyed/normal..i wouldn't worry much. Perhaps u should inspect her cage really good and look for probable causes of how she could have injured herself. Chicks do wacky stuff sometimes. She may have really wanted to get out of her cage to join the others after that exciting day out and caught her leg. I would only get really worried if she goes off her feed and becomes lethargic and inactive. by the way ...such a beautiful Chick! What breed is it?

 

[Josh1098]

Well right now she is sleeping a lot but I heard that is normal as they grow a lot in such a small time frame but when she does wake up and is presented with food she won't hesitate to eat.

 

[abraga]

Well right now she is sleeping a lot but I heard that is normal as they grow a lot in such a small time frame but when she does wake up and is presented with food she won't hesitate to eat.

What breed is she? Yes..basically chicks eat, poop and sleep! As they get older they will spend more time foraging and playing...right now i have chicks from 1wk to 16 wks. My 1wk babies just eat a bit then sleep a bit. They all have access to feed 24/7. My 3wk babies have periods of activity. Eat..scratch around,play a bit then sleep. 4wk chicks spend a good portiin of the day active with short naps..my 16wk birds(free range)pretty much forage all day..but do take a long nap during the heat of the day only to resume foraging until bed time