VIDEO: Chick in trouble. Heavy breathing, white liquid poop, chirps but no sound... HELP!

[eggfooyoung]

One of my 3 week old chicks seemed totally fine this morning but now seems to be struggling. Please watch the video and tell me if you know what could be wrong. I noticed while filming that she pooped a white, watery/frothy poop that I've never seen before (she does it in the video while up on the MHP). I'm hoping there's something I can do to help her - I've already lost two chicks and my kids were devastated. This was one we got to replace the ones we lost

 

[Eggcessive]

I would get some SaveAChick electrolytes with vitamins and add to the water and dip her beak into water so she will drink. Repeat this several times an hour all evening. Pedialyte (undiluted) is a good substitute. Mix up a small saucer of chick feed with a lot of water in it, and make it very soupy, trying to encourage her to take some. If she refuses food and stands around lethargic and hunched, that could be coccidiosis. Corid (amprollium) from the feed store treats that. In the meantime, check her crop to see if it is big and hard, in case she has been eating pine shavings. Watch to see if she is too timid to go to the food and water.Check her bottom for pasty butt, and clean off if necessary.

 

[eggfooyoung]

I would get some SaveAChick electrolytes with vitamins and add to the water and dip her beak into water so she will drink. Repeat this several times an hour all evening. Pedialyte (undiluted) is a good substitute. Mix up a small saucer of chick feed with a lot of water in it, and make it very soupy, trying to encourage her to take some. If she refuses food and stands around lethargic and hunched, that could be coccidiosis. Corid (amprollium) from the feed store treats that. In the meantime, check her crop to see if it is big and hard, in case she has been eating pine shavings. Watch to see if she is too timid to go to the food and water.Check her bottom for pasty butt, and clean off if necessary.

Thank you so much! And a quick question - if her crop is big and hard (it's not), what would you do in that instance?

 

[christwodog]

I would check to see if she maybe has a piece of the shavings stuck at the opening of her windpipe? If the chick is facing you, her windpipe is on the right, but it is her left if you are behind her and you're facing the same way. The fact that she seems to be having trouble getting air leads me to think there may be a blockage. I always try to get the real big shavings, like for a horse stall, that way I think there's less chance of eating/inhaling pieces. Poor baby! I hope she gets better soon!

 

[eggfooyoung]

I've given Nutridench, electrolytes, and checked her crop which was totally fine. She's actively eating and drinking, but still acting this way (just a little worse now). It's like she's coughing now. She also seems to have stopped growing, because where she was the same size as the others her age, she is now markedly smaller. Even my husband noticed, and he notices nothing, ever. I'm sad about this poor girl - I feel like she's going to die anyway and there's nothing I can do to help her.

 

[Eggcessive]

I am a big fan of using a small amount, such as a tsp of plain yogurt for probiotics twice a week to help immunity. Runny poops even without blood, can be a sign of coccidiosis. It would not hurt them at all to give them all a 7 day treatment of Corid in their water. It is not an antibiotic, and is safe to use, even without cocci. It is one of the most common illnesses in chicks that age and older, and can be a reason for not thriving and low eight gain. Dosage is 1 1/2 tsp of Corid powder, or 2 tsp of Corid liquid in each gallon of water, as their only water source for 7 days. It is found in feed stores and online.

 

[eggfooyoung]

I am a big fan of using a small amount, such as a tsp of plain yogurt for probiotics twice a week to help immunity. Runny poops even without blood, can be a sign of coccidiosis. It would not hurt them at all to give them all a 7 day treatment of Corid in their water. It is not an antibiotic, and is safe to use, even without cocci. It is one of the most common illnesses in chicks that age and older, and can be a reason for not thriving and low eight gain. Dosage is 1 1/2 tsp of Corid powder, or 2 tsp of Corid liquid in each gallon of water, as their only water source for 7 days. It is found in feed stores and online.

I had ACV in the water for them - would that suffice instead of yogurt? I ran out this morning and got the Corid powder and they're already started on it. I'm praying it does the trick for this little one! Thank you so much @Eggcessive

 

[Eggcessive]

You are welcome, and I hope that she gets better with the Corid.