Hi all, I have a 2.5 week old Easter Egger who I got as a day-old chick (along with 9 other chicks). Everyone has been fine until this EE chick started to seem lethargic two days ago. She mostly wanted to lay down, and, though she was still eating and drinking a bit, not nearly as much as the other chicks were. She seemed very tired and is breathing fairly heavily. Yesterday we got some nutri-drench on the advice of our feed store, and put it in their water. I was able to get her to eat a bit of hard boiled egg yoke. She would stand while I was giving her the egg yoke to eat. This morning she was no worse but not better. Twice today, I've separated her from the others and given her some more egg yoke and some vitamin water (using a syringe). She's eaten a little more today, and again, will stand while she is eating the egg. But then she just crawls off into the corner and snoozes afterwards.
-Her poop looks normal to me
-Her bottom is clean, no pasty butt
-The other chicks seem fine
-No injury that I can see on her, her feet and legs seem fine.
-They're all in a nice big box with pine shavings and a heating plate for warmth and coziness. I am feeding them chick starter.
I'm confused and worried for her and wonder what kind of advice anyone might have. After combing through these forums my only guess is coccidiosis so if she's no better tomorrow I will try to get some Corid to treat her, otherwise I'm at a loss. Any advice appreciated! I am totally new to this!
-Her poop looks normal to me
-Her bottom is clean, no pasty butt
-The other chicks seem fine
-No injury that I can see on her, her feet and legs seem fine.
-They're all in a nice big box with pine shavings and a heating plate for warmth and coziness. I am feeding them chick starter.
I'm confused and worried for her and wonder what kind of advice anyone might have. After combing through these forums my only guess is coccidiosis so if she's no better tomorrow I will try to get some Corid to treat her, otherwise I'm at a loss. Any advice appreciated! I am totally new to this!