Please help my Silkie is Lethargic!

[SavvySilkieMom]

I posted this 2 nights ago:
My baby chick silkie ingested a drop of dawn dish soap???
Is it fatal???
what should i watch for??? im so scared
Please help!!
The chick is a week old bantam silke
TODAY:
I need help she is lethargic. She is only moving around and standing if I encourage her but she won't walk.
She is drinking water and drinking sugar water I have and she is drinking a mash I made for her. She is just so abnormally tired and doesn't move around much and seems to sleep.
She is pooing okay and normal.
The other chick she is brooding with is thriving.
Both a week and a half old now

 

[boskelli1571]

I think it's very unlikely that the Dawn is to blame. It is recommended for seabird rescue and I'm sure they have ingested a few drops over time!
I would add a vitamin/electrolyte powder to her water (Chick Savr or similar) just in case it's a deficiency.
Sometimes chicks just don't do well, some will not thrive.
@Eggcessive may have some insight....

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

Is her butt still pasted up?

Not anymore

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

Get some Poultry NutriDrench right away and give her 2 drops orally each day. Offer her water and show her the feed. Do you have heat on them? How old are they?

Week and 3 days old
She eats on her own and is walking around now. The other chick is quite aggressive and pushes her away from the food and water at times. She is pooping normal and her gullet is somewhat full but not like the other chick

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

The damage down with having her butt pasties up for so long is more likely what's causing her to decline, and the bath, rather than the drop of soap.


Is your brooder still too hot?

I moved it down 5 inches so now it reads 89 90 on and off

 

[Kiki]

I moved it down 5 inches so now it reads 89 90 on and off

If I'm remembering correctly your brooder is small and they have no way to get away from the heat... I still think you're overheating them.

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

Is it pooping since you unplugged its butt?

Yeah its pooped many times normally

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

Is it normal for them to sleep in this position

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

Possibly it's too warm? What type of bedding are you using?

Pine and they have a towel

 

[SavvySilkieMom]

She just pooped normal poo but she was laying down while she pooped so strange