sick chick

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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hello! I hatched a few satin silkie eggs last week and one of them hasn't walked since. It kind of lays on its side most of the time and tries to move around a little on it's hocks. It's legs were pretty far apart so I've been treating for splayed leg but it doesn't seem to be helping. I also...

I have this 5 week old chick that's doing really terribly. She got wry neck, and was doing well in recovery until a few days ago, as she started declining rapidly in health. Shes... -Regurgitated 3 times at this point -very underweight (though we're getting it up) -rolling around like a bowling...

I have a silkie chick that Is acting off. This has started in the last few days. She tries her very best to keep up with the rest of the chicks and she is moving around to eat and drink, scratching in the bedding etc. But I've noticed she cannot fully lift up her neck. I'm not sure if I'm...

I really need help. So, we found out my chick has sour crop, and for 24 hours we've been giving her ACV, probiotics and electrolytes. We did give her the tiniest bit of mashed hard boiled egg cause she had been looking pretty weak. The 24 hours are up and she is still soo swollen. I don't want...

I haven’t been on this site in a while, but today I had a chick hatch with what appeared to be blood on it’s head, but upon further inspection was much more concerning. This little guy hatched under one of my broody hens. When I picked him up for the first time I’m 99% sure I could recall...

My baby chick is four weeks old, a few days ago her left eye was extremely swollen it looked as if she scratched her lid right off. I’ve put Neosporin on it, it was looking better but today this red area/broken skin showed up looking worse than it’s ever been. Could it be she scratched it again...

To the folks on this thread who have responded! It is Crop. So I will give you an update Tomorrow like you have asked! Thanks for your help ❤️ I will keep a closer eye on these gals!

I am new, like BRAND new to this chicken momma thing. I have an 8 day old White Crested polish thats not acting like the other chickens. I can tell something is wrong. She walks like she has vertigo and and I don’t think she’s eaten all day. Yesterday she was fine. I’m not sure I can upload a...

This little guy keeps his down and falls over often. He was flopping around with his head tucked in his belly. This has been going on for 4 days, I forced vitamins and he got better but head still down and falls periodically. Final thoughts he is strong as an ox for a chick Any ideas Thanks

Ah…again, it seems I am back here with more questions on how to help my first flock ever. I have a flock of 7. I have two speckled Sussex that I got around the same age. One seems to be developing slower than the other. I’m not sure if the breeder gave me different aged chicks. Everyone is 3...