Please help.... 9 week chick with standing/balance issue.

Have you tried treating for coccidiosis? You need Corid (amprolium.) It should be in any and all water she gets - with no other vitamin supplements (including medicated feed.) Lay an undiluted drop or two alongside her beak with an eyedropper or spoon tip. She should swallow reflexively. If she has coccidiosis, you should notice a difference within 24 hours. If she doesn't, it's a benign treatment and won't hurt her or your other chicks.
I'm not sure that the signs really show this. She was fine one day and then kinda leaning to one side. No ruffled feathers, no bloody poop, no pale comb. Her issue is basically she's now unable to stand, and will fall over.
 
Btw, you can give her Nutridrench straight from the dropper. I would not force it in her beak because she might aspirate, but I've found if you drop some on the beak between to the top and bottom they will tend to let some in their mouth and drink it. That might give her a boost of nutrients.

You can also cut a B-complex vitamin into quarters and give her one quarter. Just open the beak and drop it in towards the back of her mouth. I was surprised how easy it is to give a chicken a pill.
 

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