Lethargic chicken

[MCW]

Hoping someone has some advice here. We have two, 7-wk old crested polish chicks. They were both initially very active. However, last week, our buff became extremely lethargic. She is sleeping most of the day, has no energy, and is just not her old-self. Also seems that her legs kind of give out on her at times and she seems very unsteady/dizzy after stretching/ruffling. We started treating for coccidias last week after consulting with some folks about her poop. Doesn't seem to have improved anything. She is eating and drinking fine. Google has made me literally diagnose her with everything under the sun. Appreciate if anyone has a similar experience to share. Attaching a few photos in case it helps.

 

[my gang eats grass]

Is she breathing heavily?

 

[MCW]

Is she breathing heavily?

Doesn’t appear to be. She does seem to be “yawning” a bit more frequently than i remember. We check her crop everyday and it fills and empties. But read that the yawning may also be related to a respiratory thing...she doesn’t however seem to have any other respiratory symptoms.

 

[my gang eats grass]

If the other one starts acting that way too, it could be coccidia. You might want to start putting corid in her water just in case.

 

[MCW]

Thanks for your replies. We are using the corid now. Another thing I didn’t mention is that she seems very unsteady. After she stretches or ruffles, she loses her balance.

 

[my gang eats grass]

Hope she gets better soon!