sick chick??

[wannahavehens]

Hi - not sure if this is the place to post this but - here it is. I have 6 3wk old chicks. They have been fine until now - 1 Araucana is listless and not very interested in water, food, anything. She just sits most of the time. I have checked her vent - all seems well there. I don't notice anything out of the ordinary at all. She's been acting like this for 2 days. Any ideas? Would it be best to leave her in brooder with other 5? Not sure what to do next.

 

[Imp]

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Seperate would be best. I'm not good with the medical questions, but maybe sone else with more experience can step in and help. There is a sticky at the top of the page with a list of questions that will help diagnose. Good luck.

Imp

 

[zatsdeb]

what is your temp in the brooder? 3 weeks and they should not have to have a heat lamp, or bulb....

 

[wannahavehens]

It's about 80 - 85 degrees. The brooder is outside in the coop. Maybe it's too warm? All the others seem to be fine - moving around a lot, eating and chasing the bugs we throw in... I'll leave the light off for a while. Thank you!

 

[wannahavehens]

sticky at the top of the page? not sure where that is.

 

[Imp]

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Sorry, I'm not great with computers either.

Go to top of this page
Click on Index
Click on Emergencies
There are 2 stickys at the top. The second one I believe has a list of questions designed to give the info neccesary for the experts here to help. Hope it helps and you chick gets the help it needs. Good Luck.

Imp

 

[zatsdeb]

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sometimes chicks react diffently to heat, maybe just less heat and access to clean fresh water at all times will help you out! good luck! I know we hate to lose even 1 little chick if we have 50!

 

[threehorses]

Here's the sticky post:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3569

If you please select all the text with your mouse and hit Control-C. Then come to this page, put your mouse in the typing window and hit Control-V that will paste the post into your window where you can type answers after every post.

We do need a little more info please. We'll be watching for your reply. Thanks!

 

[Imp]

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I post links all the time. Why didn't it cross my mind here. Lol.

Thanks threehorses

Imp-putting down the mouse and taking meds

 

[threehorses]

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I post links all the time. Why didn't it cross my mind here. Lol.

Thanks threehorses

Imp-putting down the mouse and taking meds

LOL no problem.