sick chick :(

[corose22]

I have a four-ish day old chick that is having trouble balancing, she has her wings spread out, is sleeping a lot, and is staying away from the other chicks. Any ideas what this could be? I have her sectioned off in the brooder and mashed up a bit of food and water to put next to her, but she doesn’t seem interested. She only has drank today when I dipped her beak in water a few times. Anything else I can do to help her? Oh, and the other chicks are totally fine. She seemed a little off when I first brought her home but then perked up and seemed great yesterday…

 

[nuthatched]

Do you have any chick vitamins?

 

[corose22]

Do you have any chick vitamins?

I do not…what kind would I need?

 

[Huntmaster]

I do not…what kind would I need?

If you could get poultry nutri-drench would be what I would suggest.

 

[Huntmaster]

TSC usually carries it.

 

[nuthatched]

If you don't have a tsc, baby vitamins without iron or kids multivitamin without iron from the grocery store will help.
Warm water with a some sugar and egg yolk will help.

 

[corose22]

Okay! Thank you! She got a lot worse within the hour and now won’t lift her head or respond when I move her She’s not making any noise anymore either…I tried the yolk/sugar/water mix but she won’t open her beak any more…