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My baby chick is suddenly tired. Please help!

Update: My chick can barely stand up now, its legs are getting weaker and i really dont think constipation is the problem;
its been keeping its eyes shut and squeaking, barely balancing itself to stay up from falling
i can only give it water as of now and there arent any nearby vets that i could go to
im just hoping it can survive somehow since im doing all i could.
im thinking it might coccidiosis since the symptoms are identical, the only thing i havent seen so far is blood in its droppings;
 
At least it's hanging on. I suggest a bit more oil. Can't hurt. It won't hurt to give it Corid if you wish, although it takes a minimum of four days to incubate the coccidia.
 
At least it's hanging on. I suggest a bit more oil. Can't hurt. It won't hurt to give it Corid if you wish, although it takes a minimum of four days to incubate the coccidia.
Alright, thank you so much.
if this keeps going on, do i keep force feeding it? Its still refusing to eat and i have to give it some water every once in a while
 
This baby may be a failure-to-thrive (FTT) chick. They can have a rough beginning, but with care, they can survive. I feed my FTTs crumbled tofu with a few drops of Poultry Nutri-drench sprinkled over it. It's very nutritious but easy to digest. Soft boiled egg may also tempt it to eat. These are both high in water so it will be getting fluids it needs without the struggle.

I've also found that putting the chick back with the other chicks stimulates it to eat unless it's just too far gone and has no energy left.
 
This baby may be a failure-to-thrive (FTT) chick. They can have a rough beginning, but with care, they can survive. I feed my FTTs crumbled tofu with a few drops of Poultry Nutri-drench sprinkled over it. It's very nutritious but easy to digest. Soft boiled egg may also tempt it to eat. These are both high in water so it will be getting fluids it needs without the struggle.

I've also found that putting the chick back with the other chicks stimulates it to eat unless it's just too far gone and has no energy left.


I always keep it with the other chick i have, yet it still doesnt want to eat.
I gave it a few drops of water and after that it immediately shook its head violently and its just laying down right now;
it was doing fine this morning, even drank water on its own and showed some improvement but things seemed to have gotten worse;
 
Update: I woke up this morning to check on them both and it couldn't make it, i found it laying down not moving at all.
Thank you for all the help, i'll be taking extra care of my other chick now
Sorry, it's hard on us to lose any of our little ones! Hope things go smoother with your remaining little one.
 

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