HELP!!!

[slivercove]

What are the temps in your brooder and is the bedding staying dry enough with the ducks in there?  Dampness in the brooder is also a prime breeding ground for coccidiosis.  She's probably young for that but I don't ever rule it out until I've treated for it with Corid and seen no improvement.

It's alittle damp and it's around 90 degrees and what is corid

 

[cafarmgirl]

It's alittle damp and it's around 90 degrees and what is corid

Corid is a treatment for coccidiosis. It is available in a powder or a liquid, usually found in the cattle section of most feed stores, including Tractor Supply. Young chicks are highly susceptible to coccidiosis and lethargy is usually the first symptom. I am not saying that is what your chick has but it is very common and especially if the ducks are causing the brooder to be damp. I would treat for it even if just to rule it out. If by chance that's what's going on with her you can easily save her. This could also simply be failure to thrive or some other problem. It might also be a good idea to brood your chicks and ducks separately so the chicks bedding can stay drier.

 

[slivercove]

Corid is a treatment for coccidiosis. It is available in a powder or a liquid, usually found in the cattle section of most feed stores, including Tractor Supply. Young chicks are highly susceptible to coccidiosis and lethargy is usually the first symptom. I am not saying that is what your chick has but it is very common and especially if the ducks are causing the brooder to be damp. I would treat for it even if just to rule it out. If by chance that's what's going on with her you can easily save her. This could also simply be failure to thrive or some other problem.  It might also be a good idea to brood your chicks and ducks separately so the chicks bedding can stay drier.

Ok thanks we will we are honing I check on the chick now and then go back I TSC to get it. And how long should I treat her ofr

 

[cafarmgirl]

Corid is mixed in their water, make it up fresh every day and give it to them for 5 to 7 days. They can all have it.

Dose for the powder is 3/4 teaspoon per gallon of water, the liquid is 1 teaspoon per gallon.

This may or may not solve the problem but it is certainly worth a shot.

 

[slivercove]

she's still alive!!!!!! She's just now laying on her side

 

[jh7192]

It is difficult to diagnose sick chicks on the internet. Several possibilities here. One is Aspergillosis or brooder pneumonia. Aspergillus is a fungal infection chicks pick up in the hatcher. It affects the lungs,causing the bird to be deprived of air. No treatment.
Another possibility is Marek's Disease. MD affects a wide variety of tissues in the body. Chicks lose their balance with MD. The Sciatic nerve in the leg is frequently affected causing the bird to lose it's balance. Generally, they don't fall over backward but lie on one side with the affected leg stretched out. MD may also affect the iris and other nerves. It is caused by a virus. Was the hen this chick came from vaccinated for MD?
Does the chick have an infected navel? Is it's abdomen enlarged? If so, these are signs of yolk sacculitis. If a chicks navel is open at hatching, it may become contaminated with any of a variety of bacteria. Once in the yolk sac, these bacteria then are absorbed into the chick's circulation and cause a bacteremia. In general, the chick dies.
Was the chick chilled shortly after hatching? If so, it is unable to absorb the antibodies in the yolk and may succumb to a bacterial disease.
In general, it is not a good idea to mix species. Ducks have large numbers of E.coli associated with them. I have seen young ducks affected with an overwhelming E.coli infection. Possibly the chick is drinking water contaminated with duck feces. If so, the chicks may be exposed to huge numbers of E.coli,Salmonella and other bacterial species. Ducks tend to defecate in the water. Or thewy defecate near the water, step in the feces and then enter the water.

 

[Tamara119]

This may be coccidiosis, even though the chick is pretty young as cafarmgirl noted. You need to get some corid FAST, as it looks like the chick is very weak (normally coccidiosis isn't quite this fast, but the corid won't hurt). While you're at it, get some sevin dust, because if it isn't coccidiosis the chick could be weak from a mite infestation. Look closely around her face, you may see little red or dark mites. I lost 2 chicks a few weeks ago from a sudden mite outbreak, and they acted like this, weak and sleepy and then laying on their side. I had more chicks hatching, so I cleaned everything and dusted and sprayed, and when each chick hatched I gave them an extra dusting of sevin and they all survived. Get some water with corid into this chick right away, with a dropper if needed. Dust with sevin as well, keep the chick warm and try to get some nutrients into her. If she's weak from mites, she needs nourishment. Watery mash by dropper if necessary.
Hope she pulls through.

 

[cafarmgirl]

Just be extremely careful in giving anything to this chick with a dropper, it's so easy for them to aspirate it into their lungs. Go very slow, a drop or so at a time and watch to see if she swallows. She does sound very weak.

 

[Tamara119]

Possibly the chick is drinking water contaminated with duck feces. If so, the chicks may be exposed to huge numbers of E.coli,Salmonella and other bacterial species.

This! Jh7192 is right, it's really impossible to diagnose, but you can try treating for several things, corid, an antibiotic, something for mites, etc. She looks so weak that I doubt she'll make it without some help.

 

[jh7192]

I think if you try treating the chick with each of those treatments sequentially, it will be long dead by the time you get to the last one. One photo of the chick lying in a palm shows dark legs. Is this a breed with normally dark legs. If not, the dark veins suggest chilling or bacteremia. Mites were mentioned in the potential diagnoses. Probably not mites. Probably a management problem or an infectious disease.