Ive had my chicks for two weeks on Thursday. I had one chick pass on Friday very suddenly after acting very odd and lethargic, she had a droopy wing and would open and close are mouth, occasionally it looked like she was adjusting her crop, her eyes were closed but still had the white membrane eyelid visible. I dipped her beak in sugar water a couple times, she leaned back and drank it, a few minutes later, she died. This chick isn't acting as bad, but now im worried.
This chick, was acting 100% normal yesterday when I got home from work. Last night before bed I check on the chicks like normal. They normally always come out from under the heater, and they all did except this chick. So, I lifted the heater up and she sluggishly walked out and just stood there. She wasn't acting like her normal self, normally she's doing chicken things like scratching around and pecking the ground, running around, etc. Now she just stands there and kinda squints her eyes every now and then. The same thing this morning, she didn't come out, I lifted the heater, slowly walked out and just stood there. She did go eat this morning when I checked on her, but immediately went back under the heater as soon as she could. I tried dipping her beak in sugar water last night to see if that would give her a boost, but she was not interested in it. She just shook her head to get the drop off her beak. They have had medicated chick feed from day 1, and I have been giving probiotic and electrolyte water since I had issues with the other chick. I am at a loss and don't know what to do to help her.
This chick, was acting 100% normal yesterday when I got home from work. Last night before bed I check on the chicks like normal. They normally always come out from under the heater, and they all did except this chick. So, I lifted the heater up and she sluggishly walked out and just stood there. She wasn't acting like her normal self, normally she's doing chicken things like scratching around and pecking the ground, running around, etc. Now she just stands there and kinda squints her eyes every now and then. The same thing this morning, she didn't come out, I lifted the heater, slowly walked out and just stood there. She did go eat this morning when I checked on her, but immediately went back under the heater as soon as she could. I tried dipping her beak in sugar water last night to see if that would give her a boost, but she was not interested in it. She just shook her head to get the drop off her beak. They have had medicated chick feed from day 1, and I have been giving probiotic and electrolyte water since I had issues with the other chick. I am at a loss and don't know what to do to help her.
