Sick chick gasping for air PLEASE HELP!!!

[Chickenaddict]

Sadly the baby died just a little bit ago. I had checked on them this afternoon and then ran some errands. I went in to change their water and top off the feed as well as check for pasty butts and found it dead

I wish i would have known what to give it med wise but i had no clue and figured terramycin was worthless so i opted not to use it and just gave them V&E in their water. God i hope i dont loose any more or i will give up on ordering hatchery birds forever!

 

[Riocotesei]

I'm sorry bout your birdy. There are so many unkowns with these critters.

 

[Chickenaddict]

Thank you, I know there was nothing i could really do which was the hard part, Now i am trying to figure out what it could be because some others are starting to show symptoms too and everyone has melted hershey bar looking poo. Maybe cocci?

 

[Riocotesei]

They might be too cold. Do you have a thermometer in the brooder? Cocci, I never thought of that...IDK. Is it reddiesh at all? Fluffed up no movement?

 

[Chickenaddict]

Nope its 95 degrees in there, I have had a thermometer in there since day 1 to monitor the temps. No reddish in their poo just hershey bar color. I would think they would be all huddled together if they were too cold but they are all spread out everywhere.

 

[Riocotesei]

Hmm I don't know.. maybe you could make a new thread?

 

[Riocotesei]

post pictures of poops?

 

[sweetshoplady]

I'm so sorry to hear about your wee chick. I lost a chick this morning to the same symptoms only she was about 4-6 weeks old and I think mine had avian pox. She had no other symptoms other than gasping for breath. Her hatchmates had more visible signs. She was a designer chick.

:aww

I hope your other wee ones are ok.

 

[Jesus Chick]

I need help. My baby chick (week old) is gasping for air. She makes a clicking sound when trying to breath in. I gave her a couple drops of Tylan 50 and some water. She doesn't appear to have anything stuck in her crop and I looked in her throat and didn't see anything. I am posting a pic of poop.