Please tell me I'm overreacting

[Airilith]

Well around lunch time I served my chicks a hardboiled egg with 1 clove of raw garlic crushed into it. Then about 15 mins ago I gave each chick 2 drops of organic ACV. I'm hoping these natural methods will clear up the few symptoms we're experiencing. If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them!

 

[redhen]

eye bubbles...isnt that a symptom of Corza? or MG? *hopefully the experts will chime in and help, they are awesome!*
I'd seperate her from the others ASAP...just to be safe..maybe..

 

[Airilith]

Corza has smelly discharge, right? So that's a negative. I've got no discharge. And I thought Ideal was MG free.

 

[redhen]

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I dont believe they are MG free.(there was a big debate over it a while ago..)..but dont quote me on it...i am usually wrong..

 

[Airilith]

Haha I know the feeling.

I hadn't considered MG. So after you mentioned it I did a quick search on here. I found this post from Spook about it, and other diseases.

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That's in there. And it's kinda what I've been thinking. These chicks all we're hatched at the same place, and have been living together since their birth. Chances are if one has something they all do. So unless y'all think I should, I don't think I'll seperate her. Now if she suddenly gets lethargic, and stops eating and drinking, she's going to be seperated.

On another note, is tylan similar to Terramycin? Should I use Tylan if she starts getting worse?

What would you all do in my situation?

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Take the "sick" chick out from your brooder and take ONE other one with it. Chicks can not be alone or they will drive you nuts.

Isolate the two for a few days on paper towels, chick starter, fresh water and be SURE they have a heat source that gives you 95 degrees F at the BOTTOM of the brooder.

Get some poly vi sol (NO IRON) and give the sick one just a drop. You can put electrolytes in, but not too much.

I would hold off on the antibiotics, it probably will not help anyhow because CRD, MG or MS are not bacterial.

hatcheries are not necessarilly MG free. There are many threads about this lately.

Bubbles and sneezing are an indication of a problem. Whether it is a disease or an environmental issue is to be determined.

 

[Airilith]

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Ok where do I get polyvisol? And what electrolytes do you suggest? And where do I get those?

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Poly vi sol is a human child vitamin. You can get it at Walmart, Walgreens or most any drug store. You may have to ask for the NON iron version. I found mine at Walgreens in a seperate aisle from the regular stuff.

It works really well on chicks, but only a drop a day.

The electrolytes should be found at your feed store (animal). Look in the cattle aisle or goat and sheep one if you can not find a chicken aisle.

Do not use a lot of these in your water, just a bit.

 

[Airilith]

Ok I have her in her own 10 gallon fish tank, with a UTH (undertank heater) which is keeping one have of the tank at 95 while the other half is at 70. I also picked up a fluffy scarf for her at the dollar store, and the polyvisol at CVS (which I plan on giving to her before bed).

She's pretty mad at me right now, and is sitting there just peeping. But I'm hoping she'll calm down and just work on getting better.

 

[Airilith]

Ok this little girl(?) that I just seperated is definitely upset. She's had no problems eating, drinking, and looking alert. She was just now sitting in the middle of the tank, until I plopped her next to the scarf which she promptly fell asleep on.

Now I know I should probably be thanking my lucky stars that she's not screaming her head off, but at least then I'd know she was being active. Should I be concerned (on top of everything else) about her throwing a food/water strike b/c she's lonely?