sluggish little faverolle chick

[sparklechicken]

I got my first order of chicks today! 5 of the 6 are all running around like mad except for my little salmon faverolle girl. She will drink but not eat, she teeters around (kinda like a drunken stumble) and she keeps falling asleep. Also, she's not pasted up. Any ideas? She's already my favorite. I heard faverolle chicks aren't very hardy, is this true? I added some of that electrolyte powder to their water, along with a tablespoon of sugar. Any suggestions would be helpful!

 

[sparklechicken]

I took a few pictures. Hopefully I'm posting in the right area?

This is a close-up of her. Her legs seem to splay out a little bit, I'm not sure if its enough to be called splay leg though?

Here she is with her group, she's the yellow one collapsed in the back

 

[SIMPleChick]

I just had a tiny litte bantam cochin, I got from a feed store. Just barely double the size of a bottle cap! She would not eat or drink. After a few hours I re-dipped her beak in the water so she knew where it was. That day she still didn't seem to be eating or drinking. So sleepy and quiet. I took her out and gave her some food on a paper towel and water in a bottle cap. It took a while but without any other distractions or heat lamp to cuddle under she finally started eating and drinking. Very awkward for a while. Had to do this 4-5 times before she decided to eat and drink in the brooder.

Good luck!!!

 

[Newbie chick 30]

I've not had any luck with the salmons...same situation...just sluggish...gets worse and worse until it dies. I had 2 from a hatchery and 3 from a local breeder and only1 has made it...the breeder one. They seem to be very sweet tempered and docile...they must not handle stress well

 

[SIMPleChick]

Did your little bittie make it???

 

[sparklechicken]

No, she died that night. It was very sad, shes was the sweetest little yellow puff. She started vomiting water and choked on it, I think.

I buried her under a blooming almond tree in the back yard. I'd like to try again with another faverolle girl, but I can't find one in Central California. If anyone knows of any, PM me! I got her from mypetchicken, so the shipping stress from Ohio was probably too much