(Cross-posted here and on my meat bird thread)
SICK MEAT CHICK! Please help!!!
One of my birds is sick. They are just shy of 3 weeks old and have been healthy and active so far. This morning I noticed one was a bit lethargic, not moving so much and just sitting or standing with his eyes closed while the others zoomed around, ate, and drank.
This afternoon I told myself I'd give him a drop or two of Nutri Drench if he still looked bad. Well, I went back out and he looked worse, plus there was some brown liquid dripping down his beak. I stepped away for a moment to get the Nutri Drench and when I came back, he was shaking his head and spreading the brown liquid all over the brooder and the other birds!
I quickly got a rubbermaid tub from the basement and one of my plant lights and put him in there. He vomited the brown liquid into the water as I lowered him in! Unsure if it was because I touched his crop or if he just happened to.
Right now he is in the tub under a light. He relaxes his head forward and I can hear liquid fill his beak, and then he tilts his head back to swallow it. He does this over and over.
What do you guys suggest I do for this guy? Would Nutri Drench still be a good idea if his stomach is this upset? Sugar water maybe?
Also, what about the other chicks? I just changed their bedding this morning and that's when I noticed the sick chick. Should I change it again because of his vomit? Should I add Nutri Drench or Sav a Chick to their water?
SICK MEAT CHICK! Please help!!!
One of my birds is sick. They are just shy of 3 weeks old and have been healthy and active so far. This morning I noticed one was a bit lethargic, not moving so much and just sitting or standing with his eyes closed while the others zoomed around, ate, and drank.
This afternoon I told myself I'd give him a drop or two of Nutri Drench if he still looked bad. Well, I went back out and he looked worse, plus there was some brown liquid dripping down his beak. I stepped away for a moment to get the Nutri Drench and when I came back, he was shaking his head and spreading the brown liquid all over the brooder and the other birds!
I quickly got a rubbermaid tub from the basement and one of my plant lights and put him in there. He vomited the brown liquid into the water as I lowered him in! Unsure if it was because I touched his crop or if he just happened to.
Right now he is in the tub under a light. He relaxes his head forward and I can hear liquid fill his beak, and then he tilts his head back to swallow it. He does this over and over.
What do you guys suggest I do for this guy? Would Nutri Drench still be a good idea if his stomach is this upset? Sugar water maybe?
Also, what about the other chicks? I just changed their bedding this morning and that's when I noticed the sick chick. Should I change it again because of his vomit? Should I add Nutri Drench or Sav a Chick to their water?
