Please Help!! 5 week old chick suddenly lethargic.

[fatimastic]

Do you have veterinary care where they might give you sulfa antibiotics? Make sure that she is drinking well, and you might try some plain yogurt mixed with a little cooked egg. Buttermilk is also good if you have that. I would not recommend giving vinegar water to a chick with possible cocccidiosis. Keep her bedding dry and clean since the more coccidia organisms in her poop and the dirt she is exposed to can make her more sick.

We do have a vet but i am not sure about him providing with sulfa medications.
Should I remove their waterer and change it with simple fresh water?

 

[fatimastic]

What do you mean... what got insects?

The lentils. They got those normal insects which are mainly found in many pulses and rice.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do I remove their food now? Because they eat all day long.
Yes, we do have stores which sell medications

I would let her eat for the day if she's willing, then take out food/water overnight and check the crop first thing in the morning.

 

[Aapomp831]

The lentils. They got those normal insects which are mainly found in many pulses and rice.

Oh lol, see idk anything about lentils; I thought you meant they rotted and had maggots and fed them to your chickens. Thanks for the clarification, I was kinda freaked out for a second

 

[fatimastic]

I would let her eat for the day if she's willing, then take out food/water overnight and check the crop first thing in the morning.

Sure thing. I will update as soon as i check up on her. Do i also remove the waterer?

 

[fatimastic]

Oh lol, see idk anything about lentils; I thought you meant they rotted and had maggots and fed them to your chickens. Thanks for the clarification, I was kinda freaked out for a second

. Believe me that would never happen.

 

[Aapomp831]

. Believe me that would never happen.

Good to know

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Sure thing. I will update as soon as i check up on her. Do i also remove the waterer?

I would remove the water at night too so you can get an accurate account of whether the crop is emptying or not.

 

[fatimastic]

I would let her eat for the day if she's willing, then take out food/water overnight and check the crop first thing in the morning.

I checked her crop and it was empty in the morning. Her voice has returned and she isn't that lethargic anymore.

 

[fatimastic]

Hard to tell, but the poop looks like it may have some blood in it. Can you watch for her to poop some more and smear it on a white paper towel or something like that to see if there's blood?
Do you provide grit (crushed granite/small rocks) for your chicks?

Her being fluffed up like that I would check her crop to see how that feels, but I would lean toward Coccidiosis being an issue.
You are in SE Asia, so what do you have available to treat Coccidiosis? Corid (Amprolium/Amprol), Coxoid, Toltrazuril or sulfa antibiotics are some common treatment options for Coccidiosis.

Can I give this medicine to both my adult flock (preventive) and my chicks (cure)? If so, then in which quantity and for how many days?