URGENT!!! HELP!! Baby chicks is Gasping as though it can't breathe!?

[FrostyWind]

Please Help!
One of my silkie Chick is Gasping stretching out it's neck and it's eyes are closed!
I dontd knso what to do! It was fine just a half hour ago and when I came to check on it, it was Gasping, stretching it's neck out, closed eyes and Shaking it's head real hard, throwing itself around!
Immediate response!

 

[sourland]

Have you checked to see if something is stuck in its mouth/throat. How old is the chick ? This does not sound like a disease situation with the rapid onset.

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Do you have pictures of her

 

[FrostyWind]

What were you feeding?
What temperature?
Do you have any others?

I feed them Starter chick food (that feed that looks like Grain Mash)
I don't have them under any warm light, they stay in a box where it's cozy, well at least I think it's cozy cause I dont see them shivering in the night, they sit and sleep normal like all the baby chicks I have ever hand reared and are adults now.
Yea I have photos of them

 

[Fluffnut]

Sounds like he was definitely choking- I’m so sorry!
Check around wherever you’re keeping them to make sure there’s nothing he was eating- you can look down his beak; if it was something like a candy wrapper you might be able to see it. It might have just been a piece of food but if it wasn’t you don’t want another chicken to find it and meet the same end. I’m so sorry <3

 

[FrostyWind]

No worries,
I live in the Caribbean

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Yes do you have any other chicks if so could you show some pictures
What do you feed them
What tempature is it in the brooder
Do you offer treats if so what

 

[Eggcessive]

Week old chicks need 85-90 degrees of heat with a cooler spot to escape to in their brooders. Check the chicks for signs of pasty butt, and make sure they are all drinking and eating well. If any seem lethargic or droopy, then give some electrolytes or a little sugar in the water. Sorry for your loss.

 

[NanaKat]

Sorry about you Silkie.
Sounds like choking to me, not a disease.

 

[FrostyWind]

If it was choking, what was I supposed to do?
My brother massaging it's neck, feeling for clumps or something unusual, but found nothing, we looked in his mouth, nothing was there.
I want to prevent this next time, what are the options in case a chick isn't choking?