Weak & thin chick won’t eat, HELP!

[Paulinefrn]

I’m raising a few babies at the moment, they are about 2-3 weeks old. I was not home yesterday or this morning but i got someone to take care of them. They have kids, and told them they could play with the chicks as long as they were being very careful. They know to wash their hands before and after handling the chicks, and how fragile the babies are.
I came back about an hour ago and went to check on them and one of them is in very bad shape. Very weak, EXTREMELY thin (which i found quite odd as all the others were fine, and they all had access to food and water). I separated her from the rest, and I tried to make her eat and drink, she drinks pretty well but only eats if i place a bit of food in her beak (not in the throat, at the tip of the beak). She can stand but won’t walk, but the people taking care of her told me she was very active yesterday and running around, but this morning was already quite weak. and i checked her poop which looked pretty normal. I don’t know what to do!! Should i let her rest or keep her awake? Should i feed her that way anymore? Keep her warm or could it be some kind of overheating? Could it be because of the kids?

 

[Matt119911]

Is it possible she/he is blind?

 

[Paulinefrn]

Is it possible she/he is blind?

Definitely not, she would follow follow me around and peck at any freckle on my arm

 

[Matt119911]

Try to feed it foods high in protein like finely chopped hard-boiled egg. Try putting a drop or two of sugar water on its beak to give it energy. Too much sugar will give it diahrea.

 

[Paulinefrn]

Try to feed it foods high in protein like finely chopped hard-boiled egg. Try putting a drop or two of sugar water on its beak to give it energy. Too much sugar will give it diahrea.

I’m feeding her crushed beans... will that do? And i will do the sugar water. I have done it in the past but forgot about it, thank you

 

[Matt119911]

What kind of beans and I hope the chick gets better.

 

[Paulinefrn]

What kind of beans and I hope the chick gets better.

Not sure.. it’s some paste i made from canned beans and froze cubes for the chickens. Probably navy beans?

 

[Matt119911]

Make sure the beans do not have any added ingredients. Try giving it egg to if you can

 

[Paulinefrn]

Make sure the beans do not have any added ingredients. Try giving it egg to if you can

Will do.is it a good idea to make her eat? She won’t eat on her own so i place some food in her beak(not her throat) but I don’t know if it’s a good thing to do

 

[Matt119911]

Is she to weak to eat or just wont eat