Help my 9 week old chicken might be sick or die

[Monserrat]

Hi my 9 week old chicken is a male and he lost his sister 2 days ago she started throwing up like fluid like yellow stuff i don't know how but he hasn't been himself lately he is always sleeping and not moving as much and he is the only chicken and he always has his beak opened breathing hard and then sometimes it stops is he sick what can i do ?

 

[Kiki]

I am so sorry for you loss and sorry you are having to go through this.
It sounds like maybe her has a crop issue. You might want to read through this and see what you think after reading it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...d-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments.67194/
Does he have a smell in his mouth?
Does it smell "off"?
Can you tell us what he eats daily?
And what his poop looks like?

 

[Monserrat]

Well his mouth smell kinda off he eats Kaytee Laying Hen Diet Food 10 Lb, Seed Adult. we put water so it would be easier for him to swollow it and since today and yesterday he has pooped water with dark green with grass and the food and he has been drinking alot of water lately and the other chicken that died seemed to have Ailments of the Crop

 

[Kiki]

He should probably NOT be eating laying hen feed.
This may be part of the problem.
He should be eating a "grower" feed.

 

[Kiki]

Do you offer grit to your chickens?
Grit is very important to help "break up" what they eat since they don't have teeth that do so.

 

[Monserrat]

Before he was eating the laying hen they have had Grinded corn with some grit and i don't know if he has been eating grit but now ima strart to give him more and start to feed him grower feed and thank you alot

 

[Monserrat]

Should i give it this

 

[Abriana]

I have been feeding my rooster layer for over a year and have never had a problem. I even asked about it and lots of people said that their roosters had been on layer for years and never had an issue. It could be an issue with his crop.

 

[Kiki]

Corn is not a good thing to be feeding chicks.
The feed bag you posted is a great choice for a chick.
I would try to help his crop with ways mentioned in that article I mentioned.
Try massaging it through out the day.

 

[MageofMist]

If it wasn't for my rooster, my hen would ignore the layers feed. He LOVES it, picks it up and food-calls the hen over to eat it. If she doesn't, he eats it.