My baby chick looks like s/he is going to die!!! 😢

[Baby chicken whisperer]

We got our little one from a actual poultry stall and they told us it was a polish chicken.

 

[Baby chicken whisperer]

When we got our chickens they were all the same size! I believe the black body and the white crested polish that has a few black spots on its crest, is a black body white crested polish chicken, the full body black chicken with a greyish chicken may be a blue polish and the yellow one, maybe a white or buff laced polish, but that’s just guesses I’m taking. I’m not really sure.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

However I have just noticed my baby chick named Delilah, s/he is the yellow baby chicken, s/he is very sleepy and likes to sleep standing upwards. Is this normal? I’ve also noticed s/he is like 2 times smaller than my larger chickens which are all the same age, or is this normal, and does anyone know if the chicken on the left is a rooster because s/he is growing much faster? However Delilah is occasionally eating and drinking water. Someone told me she might have a disease called, “Failure to thrive”

Can you post photos of your brooder setup and of her poop?

Thanks!

 

[Baby chicken whisperer]

Can you post photos of your brooder setup and of her poop?

Thanks!

I’m unploading some photos now. I cleaned up the chicken brooder not long ago so it looks pretty clean

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[Wyorp Rock]

How is she acting now?

I'd consider treating for Coccidiosis if she's still acting droopy. Corid is the treatment.

What's the temperature in the brooder?


Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid Dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Do not add any extra vitamins/electrolytes that contain B1(Thiamine) to food or water during the course of treatment.