This is my first time raising chicks, one is lethargic

[TheChicken-nator]

My chicks are 12 days old and the loudest of the six has stopped standing, and moving around. She is still very loud but her eyes are cold. She is very lethargic and I don't know what to do.

 

[azygous]

Chicks are loud when something is wrong. Cold, hungry, constipated.

A chick the age of this one has had time to get constipated, so I would treat for that first. It can be life threatening so do it immediately.

Chill to firmness some coconut oil and slip slivers into the beak until you get a teaspoon into the chick. Gently massage the crop to disperse the oil. Wait for a large turd to appear in an hour. If no poop, repeat the oil.

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. I would give her Poultry NutriDrench, a couple of drops orally right away. If you don’t some some handy, give her water with a tsp of sugar per quart, and dip her besk into it letting her swallow, and repeat. Is she warm? Is there any poop blocking her vent?

 

[TheChicken-nator]

Thank you, she has is moving very slowly and I'm treating her now. She might not make it but I will try to save her, I have her on a warming pad. Would olive oil or vegetable oil work?

 

[TheChicken-nator]

Thank you, she has is moving very slowly and I'm treating her now. She might not make it but I will try to save her, I have her on a warming pad. Would olive oil or vegetable oil work?

If I making kissy noises she chirps back

 

[Eggcessive]

Is her crop full and hard, or is it empty? Will she eat anything or drink?

 

[TheChicken-nator]

Is her crop full and hard, or is it empty? Will she eat anything or drink?

Her crop is empty but she won't eat, I'm trying to get her to eat

 

[TheChicken-nator]

I have her some of the oil, she has improved a bit and will chirp softly sometimes. She can't keep her head up and won't eat anything.

 

[TheChicken-nator]

Thank y'all so much. Turn out she was constipated, she is getting better and took a very fat poop. Thank y'all so so much, hopefully soon she can return to the chicks