sick chick

  1. T

    Chick has very swollen eye- please help!!

    I have a baby chick that I picked up from a farm last week. I was told it was 2 weeks old, so it would be 3 weeks now. The chick was very lethargic and weak but I got it on Corid and it now seems to feel much better. It had a bit of a watery eye, and it would stay shut a lot, so I have been...
  2. PossiblyPekin

    Wry Neck or Something Else?

    Hello everyone, this morning I noticed this chick's odd behavior and I'm not really sure what it is. They don't seem off balance and they're eating and drinking. I added some vitamins to their water but I'm just a little worried about what it could be. The video can't be posted here for some...
  3. T

    Cause of death to my chick?

    This is day three with new chicks and ducklings. We bought 11 chicks and three ducklings and have been keeping them together in a very large brooder tote. This is my second time brooding chicks. They are under a heat lamp and seem to have the appropriate temperature in their brooder. I have a...
  4. Emrosenagel

    Newly hatched chick gasping, bubbles and drippy nose

    I have a chick that hatched this morning at around 7, the only one that survived. It’s now 1pm and she can’t really walk still and I’ve noticed she looks like she is regurgitating, and then she will gasp. This is odd because she hasn’t eaten or drank anything yet. I held her for a moment earlier...
  5. M

    Red squishy thing (graphic pic)

    Hello. My chick just hatched and it just kind of has a red squishy thing coming out of it. It doesn’t look like a typical umbilical yolk situation. It’s bleeding a little not a lot. Otherwise the chick is acting like a normal hatched chick. Running around chirping and sleeping. I just am...
  6. D

    Chick that never grew

    I have this silkie chick that was born June 28. It was normal for the first few days and then noticed it had pasty bum. I took care of it and it has survived but never grew. It is still so small compared to its sibling. Is there a reason for this? Is it going to eventually catch up or will it...
  7. edgy6ellie

    Sick chick struggling to move - around 5 weeks old

    I have 2 silkie chicks, one of them has been lethargic for the past 2 days but today she is walking around strangely, sort of limping in a circle. her toes are curled completely and her wings are droopy. She also has a clear liquid coming from her beak that is quite thick. Her poops were a...
  8. Timbers Happy Hens

    Chick with leg issue

    I have this satin silkie chick that hatched under a broody hen yesterday and it’s unable to walk or stand. I brought it inside and gave it egg yolk as it clearly hadn’t eaten yet. It lays on its side or its belly with its legs fully stretched out in front of it. When it does try to move it...
  9. D

    Help with a Baby silkie chick

    My broody hen was sitting on some eggs that didn't hatch so I got some baby chicks. Born June 27th. One of them did not look well from the first day we got it. It wasn't moving much/ drinking or eating. I gave it some sugar water and cooked egg yolk and it took it. Fast forward it still alive...
  10. M

    Sick 5 week old chick

    Hi! I have a 5 week old chick who is acting a bit lethargic. She is eating some. She had white watery poop this morning. She is also not opening her left eye. She was fine/normal when they went to bed last night. History- they were moved out to a fenced off area inside my big flocks chicken run...
  11. B

    Inflamed follicles on 6 week old chick, no tail feathers.

    How do I help her!!! I posted yesterday about my chick who had irritated skin in a bald area on her back. Someone suggested a potential issue with the preen gland. Upon inspection, I found several inflamed follicles. I should also add that she is the only of 4 of the same age that isn’t fully...
  12. B

    URGENT ADVICE NEEDED - COCCIDIOSIS OR PECKING?

    we came home to our 5-6 week old chicks, one is acting normally but upon inspection had this weird scab on her back where her feathers haven’t yet grown in. i picked her up and noticed that her cloaca also had bright red blood. do i need to run and get corid or is she being pecked? how do i treat?
  13. W

    Weak baby chick not growing

    Hello everyone . I have an almost 2 week old golden polish chick that is not growing and is very weak. For reference, it is smaller than my week old silkie bantam. All my chicks are on medicated feed. The golden polish has trouble walking, once she falls over she just can’t get back up and will...
  14. Just Rosie

    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    Recently I hatched 19 silkie chicks from my birds. All them seem to be doing very well, except for one. This chick, about 2 days ago (They are 4-6 days old, this chick is 4 days) began distress calling. It has not stopped that I can tell. I have inspected the chick multiple times since...
  15. C

    Help! A bunch of my chicks has signs of respiratory disease

    I have 10 chicks. Half are 2 weeks old the other have 3 weeks old. Last week one of the 2 week olds started sneezing which made me concerned. I reached out to where she came from and they suggested VetRX. I held off because it kinda stopped. Then i noticed another one sneezing. Now tonight a...
  16. Kel80537

    Sick Chick Help!

    Hey ya’ll. I need some help, please! I have a 5-6 week old RIR that is acting like she’s sick. This morning when I went to the brooder she just layed there and barely opened her eyes. Normally, she’s the first one to greet me and jump on my arm. She did rouse, but she remained puffed out and...
  17. C

    sick chick :(

    I have a four-ish day old chick that is having trouble balancing, she has her wings spread out, is sleeping a lot, and is staying away from the other chicks. Any ideas what this could be? I have her sectioned off in the brooder and mashed up a bit of food and water to put next to her, but she...
  18. Timbers Happy Hens

    Sick chicks right out of the egg, help!

    So I just hatched a batch of 22 chicks, 19 made it to hatch and then yesterday one of the chicks started acting weird in the brooder. It was in the incubator about 12 hours before I moved it to the brooder. After about an hour in the brooder I noticed it was weak and panting and also seemed to...
  19. S

    Wheezing!

    I just brought my silkies out to the chicken yard for the first time since I got them. They are all six months old. Some of them started fighting so I tried to separate them and when I picked up one of my hens. I realized she was wheezing. I haven’t heard any of the other birds wheezing but I...
  20. M

    Hypothermia rooster

    Hey guys. When we went outside tonight to do a final chicken check we found our rooster face down in the dirt. Thinking he was dead we went to pick him up and he moved. We have been trying to get him GRADUALLY warmed up with water. I just need to know if there’s anything else I can do ow...
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