I can't figure out what's wrong!

[Shareeee]

So for a couple of days my 16 week old sussex chicks have been acting strange and stressed. Symptoms include:
>wheezing/sneezing(very wet)
>shaking head
>diarrhea (sometimes the food doesnt even look digested)
>drooping wings
>sleeping balled up together
>at night they are very loud as if they're fighting but the buff just seemed to be trying to lay under the other chicken.
> walking sometimes out of balance
>fluffing up feathers a lot


I'm in the midst of a rainy winter here in Australia so is it a cold? Or something respiratory? Maybe even gapeworm? ?

If anyone could give me ideas on what's wrong and anything I can give them to fix it thats available in Australia it would be much appreciated.

I've been keeping them inside with a heater and acv water ever since the symptoms began.

 

[MysteryChik]

sounds like they have colds.. from all the rain...

 

[Kiki]

Can you get them into a vet asap?

 

[Shareeee]

Can you get them into a vet asap?

I have no vets around me that take chickens and I'm not old enough to drive.

 

[Shareeee]

sounds like they have colds.. from all the rain...

Do you know ways of treating it? Is there a specific antibiotic I can buy from a produce store(where i buy their food/bedding)?

 

[Kiki]

ACV is not going to cure anything.
This white girl especially looks very ill to me.
Call you feed store and see what antibiotics they sell and report back with the names of them.
They may sell some for goats...ask about those too.

 

[Poultry Chick]

Sounds like a respiratory infection, even possibly Marek's. Are they drinking and eating?

 

[Fancychooklady]

When was the last time you wormed them? Wet springs are when the worm population multiply. The Sussex is looking rather anaemic, have you checked them for mites and lice?

 

[micstrachan]

I’m sorry your girlsare sick. While you figure things out, can you give them some sort of sport drink like gatorade and a high protein treat like tuna or egg?
Also, what do you feed them? Please check that their crops are empty in the morning and report back.

 

[Eggcessive]

This is an old thread from July, so hopefully the chickens are better.