What’s wrong with my chick? (Pls help)

[Mvan42]

I have done my research and have owned chickens and raised chicks for many years, just so y’all know, I’m not completely coming out of the blue for caring for chicks, I just never had one like this and there a few different things it could be and I need y’all’s help.

Just wondering so we know how to help the best...

So maybe separate her and keep her warm. Wait a while to feed her anything else to see if the crop goes down. And the drainage stops.

Once you do offer more food water offer electrolytes and maybe give some nutrients drench. If needed soften her feed also.

 

[Debbie292d]

She seemed fine when we picked her up, she was chirping, walking, pecking, scratching at stuff on the ground, but like maybe an hour or two later she wasnt doing any of that. She’s the black one with the dot in the corner, she currently sitting on the heating pad, and we have a lid to keep the heating in. A heating lamp is just too hazardous for us right now unfortunately

There are more ways to give chicks heat than heat lamps, and proper ways to use them. We use ceramic bulbs in both brooders with UL approved hoods hung by chains.

Lots of folks make their own momma heaters with a heating pad that doesn't shut off. Maybe you can do this or similar.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-with-mama-heating-pad.67728/

 

[malirae]

There are more ways to give chicks heat than heat lamps, and proper ways to use them. We use ceramic bulbs in both brooders with UL approved hoods hung by chains.

Lots of folks make their own momma heaters with a heating pad that doesn't shut off. Maybe you can do this or similar.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-with-mama-heating-pad.67728/

Yeah, our heater doesn’t shut off, but I’ll look into some other options

 

[CurlyChickenGirly]

Welcome to BYC! Looks like you got good advice!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Coconut oil in small amounts can clear up impacted crop. I've tried that with my show rooster when he was a baby and we were able to save him. Give it through a syringe(carefully) just a few drops at a time, then massage frequently throughout the day for about ten seconds.

 

[malirae]

I will try to do that, we are busy during the day and I may not be able to massage as often.

 

[malirae]

I checked on her this morning and she was about the same as yesterday, I did stop giving her water and food directly like you asked me to, she seemed less swollen, still squishy, and still not walking around and not eating and drinking by herself unlike the others. She did seem to be chirping less than yesterday, but it was very early.

 

[malirae]

I checked on her this morning and she was about the same as yesterday, I did stop giving her water and food directly like you asked me to, she seemed less swollen, still squishy, and still not walking around and not eating and drinking by herself unlike the others. She did seem to be chirping less than yesterday, but it was very early. (I don’t have a photo though)

 

[Mvan42]

Try offering food for her to eat on her own and electrolytes. Maybe place her separately and put food and water close and just watch to see if she eats. If you need to give water drops by syringe just do extremely small amounts she might have gotten to much previously.

Unfortunately sometimes there is something internally wrong in which we can't do much about.

Keeping an eye on her and doing what everyone has suggested just may bring her around.

 

[malirae]

Try offering food for her to eat on her own and electrolytes. Maybe place her separately and put food and water close and just watch to see if she eats. If you need to give water drops by syringe just do extremely small amounts she might have gotten to much previously.

Unfortunately sometimes there is something internally wrong in which we can't do much about.

Keeping an eye on her and doing what everyone has suggested just may bring her around.

Okay, thank you, she hadn’t even moved around by herself since last night, the only reason she has moved is because her sisters are moving her around.