Is this bad?

[tdkmom]

Ok I don't understand. I've never lost a chick before. I've had 2 in the last week. One seems to be doing OK but poop looks like this sometimes. Other times it is totally normal looking. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. My other chick is the mystery chick I received. He was doing great until this evening. They were born May 25th. His eyes are closing and I am dropper feeding him now. I'm so worried about them.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Is it red?

 

[tdkmom]

Is it red?

No. Its a brown color.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

No. Its a brown color.

That then just looks like a cecal in my opinion, but I'm not sure why your chick is sick.

I hope someone with more knowledge can help you.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok I don't understand. I've never lost a chick before. I've had 2 in the last week. One seems to be doing OK but poop looks like this sometimes. Other times it is totally normal looking. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. My other chick is the mystery chick I received. He was doing great until this evening. They were born May 25th. His eyes are closing and I am dropper feeding him now. I'm so worried about them.

Hatched May25th so 10 days old.
Can you get some photos of the chicks and brooder?

Symptoms would help - you say he's not doing well - anything else besides closing the eyes? Can't stand, not eating/drinking....?

Poop looks like cecal poop.

 

[tdkmom]

Hatched May25th so 10 days old.
Can you get some photos of the chicks and brooder?

Symptoms would help - you say he's not doing well - anything else besides closing the eyes? Can't stand, not eating/drinking....?

Poop looks like cecal poop.

I found a photo of Cecal poop just before seeing your reply & I agree. It looks just like that! I think I am being overly worried about that chick. Totally fine behaviorally.
I fed the Mystery chick by dropper through the night & he seems much better. He can stand but just seems to want to lay down a lot. Whwn he first came here he was always zooming around. I'm wondering if he's not getting enough to eat/drink because he is half the size of the other chicks. I have no idea what he is. The time in a separate brooder may be good for it.

 

[tdkmom]

I found a photo of Cecal poop just before seeing your reply & I agree. It looks just like that! I think I am being overly worried about that chick. Totally fine behaviorally.
I fed the Mystery chick by dropper through the night & he seems much better. He can stand but just seems to want to lay down a lot. Whwn he first came here he was always zooming around. I'm wondering if he's not getting enough to eat/drink because he is half the size of the other chicks. I have no idea what he is. The time in a separate brooder may be good for it.

Oops. I replied to 2 different people in this post Lemon-Drop & Wyorp Rock

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Totally fine behaviorally.

I fed the Mystery chick by dropper through the night & he seems much better. He can stand but just seems to want to lay down a lot. Whwn he first came here he was always zooming around. I'm wondering if he's not getting enough to eat/drink because he is half the size of the other chicks.

So totally fine behaviorally - does this include being able to eat/drink on it's own?
If totally fine, then why the need to dropper feed through the night?

I would make some wet mash and see if the chick will eat. See that he's drinking well on his own.
You can give Poultry Nutri-Drench at a rate of 2-3 drops twice a day for a boost.

Where did the chicks come from? Could he be a bantam instead of large fowl?
Is he staying under the heat more or just avoiding the other chicks so as not to get run over?

 

[tdkmom]

Yesterday he wasn't doing anything but laying off to the side. Wouldn't get up to eat or drink. I put his beak in water and he just sat there unless I put a drop right in. Today behavior is normal. Until yesterday he didn't seem bothered by the others being bigger but they have grown a lot this week & he/she hasn't. He is a mystery chick from McMurray Hatchery.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hard to know what he is - laying off to the side is concerning, but if he's acting normal now, then that sounds promising.
If the others are a lot bigger, then they may have accidentally bowled him over too - you never know.