I noticed one of the Marans chicks was lethargic yesterday, lying down when just about everyone else was running around. She didn't come out of their heated shelter this morning so I brought her in.
She seems to be walking just fine, eyes are clear, but her head drops to the ground like it's too heavy to hold up and she lies down.
She's eating now, but I haven't seen her drink yet. She doesn't open her beak when I dip her beak in. She hasn't stopped eating since I brought her in. I haven't seen her poop yet. She is 5 weeks old yesterday.
There are two feed and water stations in the coop. I have them on a meat-bird feed for the extra protein. She's actually the largest of this group.
I have vitamin e capsules. I'm hoping she was just not able to get through the free-for-all at the food bowl, but I suspect it's something more.
Edit: I made a neck pillow so she can keep her head up. She opened her beak to drink. Her vent looks good and no vermin I can see.
Edit 2: She was lying down with her head in her food. I moved her to her pillow and she walked back to eat again. Still not drinking on her own, but she'll open her beak when I dip it. She ate some wheat cereal with vit E mixed in.
Edit 3: Her poop was initially green and solid, looked normal except for the color. More recent poop is the same but the green is fading out. I assume the initial green was from the grass she's been eating.
She seems to be walking just fine, eyes are clear, but her head drops to the ground like it's too heavy to hold up and she lies down.
She's eating now, but I haven't seen her drink yet. She doesn't open her beak when I dip her beak in. She hasn't stopped eating since I brought her in. I haven't seen her poop yet. She is 5 weeks old yesterday.
There are two feed and water stations in the coop. I have them on a meat-bird feed for the extra protein. She's actually the largest of this group.
I have vitamin e capsules. I'm hoping she was just not able to get through the free-for-all at the food bowl, but I suspect it's something more.
Edit: I made a neck pillow so she can keep her head up. She opened her beak to drink. Her vent looks good and no vermin I can see.
Edit 2: She was lying down with her head in her food. I moved her to her pillow and she walked back to eat again. Still not drinking on her own, but she'll open her beak when I dip it. She ate some wheat cereal with vit E mixed in.
Edit 3: Her poop was initially green and solid, looked normal except for the color. More recent poop is the same but the green is fading out. I assume the initial green was from the grass she's been eating.
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