Sick Chick

[O.Wendell Douglas]

We have 20 of our 26 chicks left that we received a week ago today. Up until today they all seemed healthy and doing well, BUT today I found one that was acting kind of drunk. She can't stand up straight and she doesn't have any interest in being active. She's just lying there. I put her in a smaller shoe box inside of our brooder with the other chicks as a precaution...is she sick? Can she spread it to the others? What should I do? She's just so listless and if she was my baby I would take her to the Dr.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

What temperature is it under your brooder light?

When I accidently made it too warm in my brooder one or two started lying down.