My chick won’t walk or eat on its own

[Chick_ lover42]

I got my chick 2 days ago and on the day I got him/her it dropped to the ground, wings spread out and face down. I picked her up and she was barley breathing. Befor this the chick was walking, eating and drinking. I’m pretty sure my chick is suffering from a vitamin deficiency but don’t know how to fix it. Is there something I could do to help her walk, eat, and overall just help her? Please tell me if you think it’s something else and what to do! She also becomes very sleepy after little time and just can’t keep her eyes open very long.

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

Hi, welcome to BYC! So sorry about your chick. Is s/he still alive?

I've got a bunch of questions for you - hopefully your answers will help folks get a better idea of the situation:
- Is your chick just a few days old, or was it older when you got it?
- is the chick panting?
- what is your brooder set-up (pics helpful) and heat source? If using a heat lamp, what is the temp on the hot side and the cool side of the brooder?
- how many other chicks do you have, and are any of them sick?

I'm wondering if it's too hot.

 

[Chick_ lover42]

My chick is so much better after using nutri-drench and helping her walk around by pushing up her bottom. My chick is 2 weeks and 1 day as of right now and I have recently added her back to the chickens I revived her with(also same age). When my chick suddenly dropped she was kind of panting and looked like she was really fighting for breath. My chicks setup is not finished yet and on the day I got her I took my new chicks, including her, to finish it. While in the middle of working on it she just dropped. Currently I have added her to a temporary setup in my new houses basement. It’s not a finished basement just one with a bunch of concrete and what a basic horror movie basement would look like.( without the ghosts and stuff, just spiders) I will try to send pic. It is very hot here in Iowa and so that why I chooses basement, I have fan blowing by them but not at them, it is enclosed by chicken fencing 3 times( because holes where to big and they were causally walking through them) has some of the wood/grass looking things chicks walk on, and has there water feeder/ food dispenser with plenty of place to run. Which for some odd reason they kind of stay in one spot which I’m guessing is because there scarred of the fan. When I’m done with their permanent coop I will try to show pics. I just put my chick back after taking her away from them for awhile so I’m wondering if they will bully her/him. Also could you possibly tell me how to see if it’s a boy or girl cause I don’t like vent method and thats one of the only ones I know. I know for a fact that 2 of them are Rhode Island reds, 1 buff Orphington( the sick one), and 1 Plymouth Rock. I will try to see if she’s doing better when I get home and if others are still okay.

 

[Chick_ lover42]

Sorry that this post was long

 

[Chick_ lover42]

Also, maybe you could help me with looking into hatching if you know anything about it.

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

I'm so glad the chick is doing better! No need to apologize for long posts - details are most welcome on this forum!

I don't have any experience with hatching, but here's some links to get you started:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/incubating-hatching-eggs.5/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/hatching-eggs-raising-chickens.22/

 

[Granny Hatchet]

2 weeks , chicks should be at 85 degrees with places to get away if they get too hot.

 

[Chick_ lover42]

I’m guessing the person I got them from probably left them out in the heat because the chick collapsed at night which wasn’t as bout as day. Maybe I shouldn’t trust people from Craigslist anymore

 

[Chick_ lover42]

*Hot as day*

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How far did she fall? I mean, did she just fell over from where she was standing, or did she fall from an actual height of a few inches or higher? How did she land? Did she jump up right away or did she seemed stunned or disoriented afterward? Thanks.