Hi there. I'm new to this site...and to raising chickens. I purchased 4 Buff Orpington chicks from my feed store 3 days ago and I'm getting concerned about one of them.
She is a little smaller & lighter in color than the other 3 (not sure if that matters). She has loose, watery light brown stool. She is lethargic, often falling asleep standing up or lying leaning to one side. Although I've seen her eating and drinking she does no other exploration of the brooder box like the other 3 chicks do. She is often to be found dozing by herself (mostly under the lamp). When she is hanging around the others she still dozes to the point where another chick will bodily push her out of it's way. When I reach into the box she usually makes no move to get away like the others do. Also she has a habit of only opening one eye at a time, sometimes keeping the left eye closed, sometimes the right.
At times she seems just fine but most of the time I can tell her apart from a distance just by looking (something I absolutely can not do with the other 3).
Please, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Jen
She is a little smaller & lighter in color than the other 3 (not sure if that matters). She has loose, watery light brown stool. She is lethargic, often falling asleep standing up or lying leaning to one side. Although I've seen her eating and drinking she does no other exploration of the brooder box like the other 3 chicks do. She is often to be found dozing by herself (mostly under the lamp). When she is hanging around the others she still dozes to the point where another chick will bodily push her out of it's way. When I reach into the box she usually makes no move to get away like the others do. Also she has a habit of only opening one eye at a time, sometimes keeping the left eye closed, sometimes the right.
At times she seems just fine but most of the time I can tell her apart from a distance just by looking (something I absolutely can not do with the other 3).
Please, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Jen
