Sick baby chick

mc1321

Chirping
8 Years
Jul 8, 2011
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Hello!

My husband and I have received our shipment of 15 baby chicks from a hatchery. One was doa but the rest seemed fine. Now a second one has gone limp. She gives feeble peeps every once in a while and swallow tiny amount of water. She was fine yesterday. They are about 4-5 days old at this point. Is there anything I can do to save her? Her vent isn't blocked and she isn't cold....
 
Could she be too hot?
Hold a spoon of water up to her beak to make sure she is drinking.
Have any electrolytes on hand?
 
My original thought was too hot, so I moved her away from the heat lamp but still in the brooder with no change, she stopped drinking in her own earlier and I don't want to force her to drink
 

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