Please Help Me!!!

[kinardmommy]

My chick is about 5 days old and has suddenly started acting strange. It just stands with its eyes closed and eventually will drop it's head to the floor. It is shaking somewhat and when I watch it closely there is some type of Oh I don't know pulsating (for lack of a better word) going on in its rear. I have seperated it and given it sugar water by hand and put scrambled eggs in with it but it is not interested in food. What else can I do to save it???

Thank You,
Nikki

 

[rooster-red]

Has it been pooping normaly, or could it be constipated?

 

[kinardmommy]

I don't know. Since I have been watching it I havn't seen it poo

 

[dlhunicorn]

separate and put electroytes in the waterer and make sure it drinks sufficiently (dribble some water along its beak regularly) moisten the vent and check to see if it is blocked and unblock if necessary. offer live culture yogurt and you can also give polyvisol enfamil (liquid childrens vitamins) into its beak (3 drops) once a days for a week. Make sure you keep dribbling the electrolyte water alongside its beak to keep it from dehydrating.

 

[kinardmommy]

How do I check to see if vent is blocked and unblock it if necessary?

 

[MandyH]

Could he be cold? If they get cold they act lethargic and it can make them hav poo problems too.

 

[ChickNLittle]

I've been having this problem with chicks this year for some reason. I haven't done anything different that I know of. Eventually I lost all of the ones acting like this, except for one of them. And she is doing great in the brooder now. This has happened with my last two hatches. I'm hoping for better as I wait for my silkies to hatch between tonight and tomorrow.

Wish me luck!

 

[thechickenchick]

Good luck wishes are coming your way!

 

[kinardmommy]

Good Luck with your hatch chicknlittle. As for me I will just wait it out and see what happens. Thank You everyone.

 

[dlhunicorn]

you need to moisten the vent (after mostening with water see if there is a scab-like mass in or covering the vent>a "plug" if you will ....if there is then carefully remove that) if it refuses to come free then soak a cotton ball with diluted 3% (ear drops) hydrogen peroxide as this will help dissolve and loosen it.
I am assuming you are keeping the temps at the advised temperature.