please help!!!!

[Gwen14]

I went outside tonight to feed my 2 week old RIR babies watermelon, and one of them was barely moving. she's almost acting like she's paralyzed, her eyes are twitching and her neck turns all funny like she can't control it. I have her cuddle with me now inside close to my skin under a blanket. and I gave her some honey water. please help, I don't know what's wrong with her? ;(

 

[Gwen14]

can someone give any advice, please?

 

[MercyMe03]

Do you think she may have been injured? I don't really have an answer to this. It sounds awful. Hopefully someone will give you some good advice soon.

 

[Gwen14]

I'm not sure? I've held her all night in my shirt, and every 30 minutes I have her fluids. I just put her back with the other chicks, she's still acting lethargic, but walked a little, and then cuddle with everyone. I hope she makes it. breaks my heart

 

[KAMama]

I am not very experienced at all, but we just had a chick around that age do something similar, and we suspected vitamin deficiency. Whether it was that, we don't know, but we separated her and put probiotics in her water (we used "chick boost"). We actually dipped her beak in water for a couple of days since she was too weak to walk to water. We also had food in with her, obviously. She was back on her feet after 2-3 days of that, and is now still gaining her strength back. She's growing again, too.
Don't know if it's the same, but you may try the probiotics or electrolytes in the water. Good luck...hope the little baby starts doing better

 

[Gwen14]

thank you so much. did you get it at your local feed store? what could I use for electrolytes?

 

[Gwen14]

could it be mareks???

 

[KAMama]

Yes, just got it at the feed store. They had both, and I think either is fine. The electrolyte product I saw is called "sav-A-chick."
You're welcome, and I hope it helps. I'm sure others will have suggestions, too (I have also heard feeding scrambled eggs and/or yogurt can be good but ours didn't like either.)

 

[KAMama]

Were your chicks vaccinated, do you know?

 

[Gwen14]

Ok thank you!!! I just checked on her, she's moving around more, but still not the same girl I'm going to the feed store first thing. I'm not sure if they were vaccinated,I'm definitely asking them tomorrow. I ordered them from the local feed store here.