Hi! New to BYC. I have 8 baby chicks - 9 days old - and one of them is not doing as well. I'm hoping some of y'all may have advice or insight!
- I noticed symptoms beginning yesterday morning (so this is day 2): primarily she seems very lethargic and is sleeping far more than the others. Sleeping standing up and lying down
- When she has moved around, she acts normal for a bit - eats and drinks and poops normally - but overall not getting much food and water
- This morning she had one all-white somewhat liquidy poop (is this normal?) but an hour or so later had a completely normal poop again
She has chick feed, chick grit, water, and then alternates between sav-a-chick electrolytes+probiotics and acv water
Right now, she has access to BOTH the acv water and sav-a-chick
Brooder is pine shavings and they have a dustbath with dirt from the yard
I did give them some grass clipping and dandelion green so wonder if it could be her crop, but am having trouble identifying if this is a crop issue? Would she be pooping normally if it were a crop issue? Stopped giving this for now, just to be safe
Next planned step is to try feeding some hardboiled egg and then I might try nutri-drench
I am not eager to separate her because when the other chicks come over for their naps she likes to cuddle with them. Would you advise separating her?
I can't tell if she is having a specific issue or just failing or slow to thrive. All the other chicks seem very happy and healthy! Any advice appreciated, thank you in advance!
- I noticed symptoms beginning yesterday morning (so this is day 2): primarily she seems very lethargic and is sleeping far more than the others. Sleeping standing up and lying down
- When she has moved around, she acts normal for a bit - eats and drinks and poops normally - but overall not getting much food and water
- This morning she had one all-white somewhat liquidy poop (is this normal?) but an hour or so later had a completely normal poop again
She has chick feed, chick grit, water, and then alternates between sav-a-chick electrolytes+probiotics and acv water
Right now, she has access to BOTH the acv water and sav-a-chick
Brooder is pine shavings and they have a dustbath with dirt from the yard
I did give them some grass clipping and dandelion green so wonder if it could be her crop, but am having trouble identifying if this is a crop issue? Would she be pooping normally if it were a crop issue? Stopped giving this for now, just to be safe
Next planned step is to try feeding some hardboiled egg and then I might try nutri-drench
I am not eager to separate her because when the other chicks come over for their naps she likes to cuddle with them. Would you advise separating her?
I can't tell if she is having a specific issue or just failing or slow to thrive. All the other chicks seem very happy and healthy! Any advice appreciated, thank you in advance!