Three-day chick lethargic and unresponsive

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

Hello. I have a chick who is roughly three days old, today I found her unresponsive and lethargic. i gave her warm water with sugar right away and then some egg yolk. She has not improved in the slightest

She cannot walk at all, slightly waddle but can’t lift her legs up. She seems to be breathing very heavily. She does still cheep but only when she gets too hot or is going to poo. She seems to prefer leaving her head hanging when I pick her up but when I feed her she does lift it up.

I’ve had her on a hot water bottle all day. She has been asleep all day

I can provide pictures if needed

 

[nuthatched]

What does she eat and have you check for pasty butt?

 

[Kiki]

Did you hatch the chick yourself or did you purchase it?
What is the temperature of the area you have been keeping it in and what exactly have you been feeding it?

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

She doesn’t have pasty butt, so far she has had chicken feed (not sure what type) and things she foraged

She was hatched by one of my broodys, eggs were purchased from a local farmer. It is usually 28°c but sometimes 30°c at midday

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

I don’t think she can use her legs at all, sometimes she has a burst and tries to use them but normally falls over

 

[Kiki]

I don’t think she can use her legs at all, sometimes she has a burst and tries to use them but normally falls over

Have you seen her eating?

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

Have you seen her eating?

Yes, yesterday when her mother called she ate the feed and I saw her peck at the dirt when I put them in the cage

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

Okay the chick survived the night. I put her under mum with her siblings and checked a couple times throughout the night to make sure mum wasn’t moving.
The chick seems to have down times when she breathes heavily, is always asleep and looks like she might die at any moment. And then she recovers starts cheeping, tries to walk but can’t

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

I’m not sure what to feed them though. Should I continue with egg yolk and warm sugary water, or try out other food and give normal water?
She won’t eat on her own so I have to give her liquid food

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

If mother hen will allow you to handle the chick try giving some Nutridrench directly.