Leghorn chicks breathing fast. I hear a clicking sound coming from 2 of them when they breathe. Coul

[mg15]

the leghorns look warm.
To the touch is the sick leghorn warm.
If not warm to the touch she needs help
with keeping warm. A sick girl needs more
warmth than the others. I am new but what I
would do is get a 1 cc syringe and mix pedialyte
with that liquid vitamin for a sick bird, and hold her
with a towel and drop the liquid onto her beak so
she gets some nutrition and hydration. Nursing care
is what it is. I had a baby chick delivered from the post
office and she was doing well. So I took her on as a rehab
chick. Kept her extra warm, gave her vitamin water with a
syringe. She gained strenght and is okay.
Just keep going back after her and give her fluids and warmth
and liquefy her chick starter so she can get that on her beak and
take some nutrition in also.

 

[wvchix]

I haven't seen her eat or drink today

 

[wvchix]

the leghorns look warm.
To the touch is the sick leghorn warm.
If not warm to the touch she needs help
with keeping warm. A sick girl needs more
warmth than the others. I am new but what I
would do is get a 1 cc syringe and mix pedialyte
with that liquid vitamin for a sick bird, and hold her
with a towel and drop the liquid onto her beak so
she gets some nutrition and hydration. Nursing care
is what it is. I had a baby chick delivered from the post
office and she was doing well. So I took her on as a rehab
chick. Kept her extra warm, gave her vitamin water with a
syringe. She gained strenght and is okay.
Just keep going back after her and give her fluids and warmth
and liquefy her chick starter so she can get that on her beak and
take some nutrition in also.

Thanks for your response.

She is warm. I'll try that, thank you!

 

[wvchix]

I seperated the Leghorns from my 7 other chicks but they are still in the same room. The Leghorns are older than the others. The room they are in has a heat lamp on and the temperature is between 83-85 degrees.

 

[wvchix]

Could the ruffled up feathers and clicking sound when breathing, mean respiratory infection?

 

[wvchix]

Should I give Duramycin-10?

 

[dawg53]

Perhaps you might be dealing with cocci. Here's a link and how to treat it:
http://thecozynest.com/understanding_coccidiosis.htm

 

[wvchix]

Perhaps you might be dealing with cocci. Here's a link and how to treat it:
http://thecozynest.com/understanding_coccidiosis.htm

Thanks. I'll check it out!

 

[wvchix]

Coccidiosis or respiratory problem? How can I tell the difference?

 

[casportpony]

Coccidiosis or respiratory problem? How can I tell the difference?

The clicking is most likely respiratory, either bacterial or fungal, but your chick might also have coccidiosis. I going to be honest here, I have never been able to save one that starts making the clicking sound, but maybe you'll get lucky.