Sick chick?

[Monarchfarm]

3 days ago I got a batch of 7 chicks of various breeds. All of them seem healthy, except one of my little Easter Eggers has been sleeping a lot more than the others. She otherwise seems healthy and will wake up for a little bit to eat and drink, but then she quickly falls back to sleep. Often I will find her standing and sleeping in the middle of the others eating very chaotically. She will get pushed around quite a bit by them scratching for food, but her eyes stay closed unless she falls over. If she does fall over, she just stands back up and resumes sleeping. It is very common for her to fall asleep within seconds after I pulled her out of the cage, even if she was just running from my hand. Also even when she is awake, she always looks like she is squinting and her eyes aren’t fully open. I have seen that lethargy could be a symptom of coccidia, but I don’t want to freak out and treat her if she doesn’t need it.

 

[My First Time Farm]

3 days ago I got a batch of 7 chicks of various breeds. All of them seem healthy, except one of my little Easter Eggers has been sleeping a lot more than the others. She otherwise seems healthy and will wake up for a little bit to eat and drink, but then she quickly falls back to sleep. Often I will find her standing and sleeping in the middle of the others eating very chaotically. She will get pushed around quite a bit by them scratching for food, but her eyes stay closed unless she falls over. If she does fall over, she just stands back up and resumes sleeping. It is very common for her to fall asleep within seconds after I pulled her out of the cage, even if she was just running from my hand. Also even when she is awake, she always looks like she is squinting and her eyes aren’t fully open. I have seen that lethargy could be a symptom of coccidia, but I don’t want to freak out and treat her if she doesn’t need it.

She sounds sick to me, BUT I don't think the treatment for coccidia will hurt her if she doesn't have the disease. Is she smaller then the other chicks? And when she chirps does it sound the same as the other chicks?

 

[Monarchfarm]

She sounds sick to me, BUT I don't think the treatment for coccidia will hurt her if she doesn't have the disease. Is she smaller then the other chicks? And when she chirps does it sound the same as the other chicks?

I started giving her treatment yesterday and I haven’t noticed any big changes. She is still eating and drinking fine, but just as sleepy. She is only a tiny bit small then the other chicks of the same breed. When she chirps it does sound the same.

Today I noticed that there was a clicking or crackling sound sometimes coming from he when she breathed. It is loudest when she is sleeping. It sounds like there could be something in her airway, but I don’t know for sure and I don’t know what to do about it.

 

[My First Time Farm]

I started giving her treatment yesterday and I haven’t noticed any big changes. She is still eating and drinking fine, but just as sleepy. She is only a tiny bit small then the other chicks of the same breed. When she chirps it does sound the same.

Today I noticed that there was a clicking or crackling sound sometimes coming from he when she breathed. It is loudest when she is sleeping. It sounds like there could be something in her airway, but I don’t know for sure and I don’t know what to do about it.

Is she making any Yawning motions?

 

[Monarchfarm]

It seems whatever was stuck has passed. For a few days she was improving, but now she has wry neck. She has been separated from the others so they don’t hurt her and I have been treating her.

I have been giving the whole flock a preventative coccidia treatment, but two others now seem to be sick. I don’t know if it is coccidia or something else. I guess all my good luck was used up on my first batch of chicks (who are now adults) that never got sick.

Both of the new sick ones aren’t eating, spend most of the day sleeping, are weak and won’t eat on their own. I’ve been able to get one to eat some ground feed mixed with water. However, the other is getting too stressed and worked up to eat any of it. Any kind of handling gets her too stressed to eat or drink. Either she tries to get away, or tries to hide her head in a dark place. I could really use some advice on how to get her to eat.

 

[My First Time Farm]

It seems whatever was stuck has passed. For a few days she was improving, but now she has wry neck. She has been separated from the others so they don’t hurt her and I have been treating her.

I have been giving the whole flock a preventative coccidia treatment, but two others now seem to be sick. I don’t know if it is coccidia or something else. I guess all my good luck was used up on my first batch of chicks (who are now adults) that never got sick.

Both of the new sick ones aren’t eating, spend most of the day sleeping, are weak and won’t eat on their own. I’ve been able to get one to eat some ground feed mixed with water. However, the other is getting too stressed and worked up to eat any of it. Any kind of handling gets her too stressed to eat or drink. Either she tries to get away, or tries to hide her head in a dark place. I could really use some advice on how to get her to eat.

Im truly sorry, they seem to be pretty sick. I have no idea how to fix this. Have you tried going to your local avian?

 

[Monarchfarm]

We contacted them last night, but still have yet to hear back.

The chick we thought had wry neck has seem to be cured overnight and is acting perfectly healthy. One of the chicks who was sick last night and from the same breed and feed store batch as the one we thought as wry now is acting like she has wry neck. I didn’t think it was, but is wry neck something that just come and goes likes that? Can a chicken with wry neck sometimes hold their head normally on their own, but at other times have it stuck?

 

[My First Time Farm]

We contacted them last night, but still have yet to hear back.

The chick we thought had wry neck has seem to be cured overnight and is acting perfectly healthy. One of the chicks who was sick last night and from the same breed and feed store batch as the one we thought as wry now is acting like she has wry neck. I didn’t think it was, but is wry neck something that just come and goes likes that? Can a chicken with wry neck sometimes hold their head normally on their own, but at other times have it stuck?

Wry neck usually solves itself on its own. It all just depends on how servere the case.

 

[My First Time Farm]

We contacted them last night, but still have yet to hear back.

The chick we thought had wry neck has seem to be cured overnight and is acting perfectly healthy. One of the chicks who was sick last night and from the same breed and feed store batch as the one we thought as wry now is acting like she has wry neck. I didn’t think it was, but is wry neck something that just come and goes likes that? Can a chicken with wry neck sometimes hold their head normally on their own, but at other times have it stuck?

But I don't think its wry neck due to the fact wry neck is not contagious and it's also pretty rare.

 

[Monarchfarm]

I agree that I don’t think it is wry neck. Both who acted like they had wry neck are now acting completely normal, even though they were extremely distressed last night.

Last night the last sick baby passed away. While she had been chowing down food yesterday, she hadn’t pooped at all, so I was kind of expecting it. Since all of the others are bright eyed and back on their feet I am hoping she took the last of the sickness with her.