Possibly Squeezed Chick?? URGENT (I think?)

[Beesbirds]

1) Brahma, about 5 days old, feels lighter than other similarly aged chicks. Purchased from Hoovers Hatchery, vaccinated against Mareks and Coccidiosis.
2) At the initial concern chick just had a different sounding chirp which I now believe to be a distress chirp. Now chick is lethargic, and just overall seems weak. Will drink if beak is dipped, but not actively interested in food or water.
3) about two days
4) No other chicks with the same symptoms.
5) No bleeding or obvious injury, but chick is puffed up and crop feels full. The chick’s lower neck/abdominal area feel as if there is no breastbone? Hard to explain. And chick has pasty butt which I have been treating with warm epsom baths followed by warm dryer before returning to brooder.
6) I can think of two possible traumas but neither are for certain. One is that i did catch my cat sticking his paw through the chicken wire. I immediately removed him and there was no obvious injuries to any chicks.
The second is that the 3 year old daughter of my friend was over and snuck into the room where the chicks are kept. She had been shown proper handling technique previously, BUT when I discovered her she had one chick in each hand and she definitely COULD have squeezed from the surprise of being caught. I did calmly approach her and help her to put the chicks away carefully, and neither chick was noticeably injured. I’m not even sure if the chick in question was one of the ones she had in hand.
7) All my babies are currently eating Medicated MannaPro Chick Starter Grower and drinking from a waterer that includes Hydro-Hen. I also added a small amount of apple cider vinegar this morning at the recommendation of a loval chicken group to possibly help the chick in question.
8) Chick has pasty vent with fairly normal stool color and urine deposits. No visible blood.
9) So far I have only treated the pasty vent with cleaning and the addition of ACV to the water.
10 ) I would prefer to treat at home.
11) I will attach photos of the chick in question.
12) all chicks are currently in a brooder that was made from a corner piece dresser that we repurposed.

 

[Beesbirds]

 

[pennyJo1960]

Do you have nutri drench or save a chick in a pinch a bit of sugar water it you can urge it to drink.

 

[Beesbirds]

Do you have nutri drench or save a chick in a pinch a bit of sugar water it you can urge it to drink.

They have hydro hen in the water. Not sure if those are similar.

 

[Eggcessive]

That has some electrolytes and probiotics, but you need to get the chick drinking, and a 1/2 tsp of sugar in a cup of water might be helpful. Dip the beak directly into the water and let it swallow a few times. Repeat over the next few hours. Try adding a few chick crumbles on a clean paper towel and tap at them to get it to eat. A bit of egg yolk might be helpful as well. Can you read the Hydro Hen label for any glucose or sugar? How warm is your brooder? Products like NutriDrench can be given directly into the beak for an instant boost to weka chicks. Do you feel any air under the skin?

 

[Beesbirds]

That has some electrolytes and probiotics, but you need to get the chick drinking, and a 1/2 tsp of sugar in a cup of water might be helpful. Dip the beak directly into the water and let it swallow a few times. Repeat over the next few hours. Try adding a few chick crumbles on a clean paper towel and tap at them to get it to eat. A bit of egg yolk might be helpful as well. Can you read the Hydro Hen label for any glucose or sugar? How warm is your brooder? Products like NutriDrench can be given directly into the beak for an instant boost to weka chicks. Do you feel any air under the skin?

I just gave her some sugar water. The brooder temp is around 95.

 

[Beesbirds]

That has some electrolytes and probiotics, but you need to get the chick drinking, and a 1/2 tsp of sugar in a cup of water might be helpful. Dip the beak directly into the water and let it swallow a few times. Repeat over the next few hours. Try adding a few chick crumbles on a clean paper towel and tap at them to get it to eat. A bit of egg yolk might be helpful as well. Can you read the Hydro Hen label for any glucose or sugar? How warm is your brooder? Products like NutriDrench can be given directly into the beak for an instant boost to weka chicks. Do you feel any air under the skin?

How would I tell on the air under the skin?

 

[aart]

The brooder temp is around 95

Can it walk...and is there a cooler place in the brooder?
The lethargy and dropped wings could be from overheating.

 

[Beesbirds]

Can it walk...and is there a cooler place in the brooder?
The lethargy and dropped wings could be from overheating.

Yes on walking and there are cooler places for sure

 

[Beesbirds]

UPDATE: baby does seem perkier this morning! Cleaned up her vent with another epsom salt soak, then dried her bum up and gave her some more sugar water.
I did notice that she did the distress cry when she defecated after the soak, and the stool was formed and dark (and did not stick to her bum this time, yay!). However, beyond that, she is not crying nearly as frequently and overall seems to be improving slowly. She was less wobbly and walking around more on her own free will today.
Where should I go from here?