Help!!!

[ElTooty]

what color is the poop?

milky

 

[Granny Hatchet]

milky

give me a couple minutes.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

white, milky runny droppings = worms, coccidiosis, gumboro

How old is the chicken and what other symptoms.? Milky CAN be from just not eating Cocci is common in chicks . puffed up acting cold . Worms in little chicks is pretty uncommon

 

[Granny Hatchet]

well I see where you said 3 days. Can you tell if its panting like its too hot or stressed ? Feel its crop and see if its hard or squishy ?
@Wyorp Rock

 

[ElTooty]

I cant feel anything and I don't know about the heat because the others are fine it could be stressed because the other chicks were pecking it but I think that they only started pecking it because it was opening its mouth, it also wont open its eyes or walk around.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

It dont sound good. It might be a failure to thrive chick. How did you get it ? shipped , store , ect.. ? There is a product called nutra drench that might help . depends on how bad it is. The others are picking on it because they know somethings wrong. You can try a scrambled egg to see if it might eat. I am Not an educator and hope someone comes by with better ideas. Im sorry I cant help more.

 

[ElTooty]

I got the eggs from online and had them shipped here then incubated them. id try to feed it the egg but it doesn't open its eyes so it wont be able to see the food. Thanks for the help.

 

[Ashley McDaniel]

Hi there, so sorry about your chick. It's very difficult to determine a diagnosis as to what is causing all of these issues for your chick because the symptoms you are describing could be a number of different things. I will tell you that you're doing everything right, and unfortunately there's not much else you can do except for what you're already doing. If it's not eating or drinking at all the outcome does not look good for this little guy. But as someone else said, they need more water than food, so try to get a small dropper and get as much fluid into the chick as you can. Also, it may be best to isolate the chick from the others until it's feeling better . Nature knows best. And if the other chicks are pecking at him, they know that something is wrong with him and it will only get worse and just stress him out even more. I know chicks thrive well together for heat, but with a heat lamp, he will be ok on his own. Also, as another person mentioned the straw bedding is not a good idea. I learned this the hard way when one of my chicks choked on the straw. So, if you're able to get shavings that will be much safer. Also, the feed. A chick starter feed, medicated or non medicated, whichever you prefer , would be much safer/healthier as well. Just because the other chicks are eating it ok does not mean he's handling it ya know? And a small bag of chick starter feed is only $10 and will last a long time. In the mean time, I'll do some more research and see if I can come up with some better info for you. Keep up the good work, prayers for your chick, best of luck to you hun!

 

[Ashley McDaniel]

 

[Ashley McDaniel]

Lol yes, it's a lot to read, but there's a lot of educational facts and info that seem to be relevant with what's going on with your chick. Hope this helps