My chick is choking. What to do?

[notabitail]

And how does her breathing sound? Any raspy or gargling noises?

Normal breathing.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Well, the crop went down after it vomited.

Ok, no food for the rest of the day. Check the crop in the morning before she eats or drinks anything. That's the only time you can check a crop for sour.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Normal breathing.

Ok that's good. Probably not bronchitis or something awful like that then. She may have gotten too full, eaten something that got stuck. Just be sure to check in the morning

 

[notabitail]

And how does her breathing sound? Any raspy or gargling noises?

No. Normal breathing.

 

[notabitail]

Ok that's good. Probably not bronchitis or something awful like that then. She may have gotten too full, eaten something that got stuck. Just be sure to check in the morning

My Mom says the chick is having seizures. It shakes real bad and moves its head around.

 

[TropicalChickies]

My Mom says the chick is having seizures. It shakes real bad and moves its head around.

My cockerel did this when his crop was impacted. He was trying to adjust and clear it.

How old is your chick?

 

[notabitail]

My cockerel did this when his crop was impacted. He was trying to adjust and clear it.

How old is your chick?

7 weeks

 

[notabitail]

7 weeks

Could it be gapeworm?

 

[Kiki]

Could it be gapeworm?

No. Do you happen to play with her often or pick her up a lot?

The motion that she's making in the video is that she's struggling to breathe, probably because she has fluid in her lungs.

 

[TropicalChickies]

7 weeks

EDIT: Ignore this advice. I had not seen the video where the poor chick is struggling to breathe and likely has fluid in it's lungs.

Ahhh... I'm not sure how to treat such a young chick but there's a few main possibilities here:

1. Impacted crop and the chick is trying to clear it. If you don't feel anything hard and big in the crop, it's probably not that.

But if you have some sort of solid chilled oil (like coconut oil) give the chick a tiny bit. Like a quarter teaspoon to help move anything that could be stuck.

2. Thiamine or selenium or Vitamin E deficiency. Deficiency of any of these vitamins or minerals can cause weird head movements called wry neck.

3. Injury