New guy from georgia with a sick chick

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g.a.boy

g.a.boy

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Apr 16, 2011
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Hey every one I am from Georgia a friend told me about this site. I am raising my first ever rhode island red hens. I just bought ten last night and having alot of fun with it. I should of joined this forum earlier. I have a chick that is panting real hard and wont get up she is alive but her eyes are barely open. i put her in a box by herself with food and water and removed some of the waste built up on her butt. Any with reccomendations please help me out. thanks
 
Hi and welcome! I wish I could help you out. I don't have any advice except to keep it warm and try to get water in the mouth.
 
Srry to hear about your sick chickie, I think you have done everything right so far, moved it , cleaned pasty but, do you think maybe she got overheated. i am no expert so hopefully someone else chimes in, praying for your sick chickie...and welcome to BYC
 
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You didn't say how old, so I'm guessing very young. I would put a heat lamp on her as well but cant tell you what temp to keep it at w/o knowing how old. Have you been getting it to drink water or something with electrolytes in it?
 
Aweee, so sorry. I didn't think it sounded good when you said she was panting but I didn't want you to give up hope, I know I wouldn't have. Darn, I am just so sorry. Now I guess I would advise you to bury it a soon as possible and try to enjoy the others. Again, I'm so sorry.
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This is my first time raising chick. could she have been dehydrated? she was immobile and panting heavily but all the others are fine.
 
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from Ohio. So glad you joined. Sorry to hear of your sick chick. I had two this year from two separate batches. One I lost, the other pull through. I gave them a number of drops of sugar water through a syringe every half hour. Then I gave two drops of Poly Visol, it is a infant vitamin. The one pull through after two days, but the other died. Sometimes they just don't have the will to live. Good luck.
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