4 Week Old Baby Crevecoeur Chick Breathing Heavy

[DuckDuckSook]

Hi there!
We have 4 chicks that are almost 4 weeks old. (1 Sapphire Gem, 1 ISA Brown, and 2 Crevecoeur). One of the Crevecoeur is struggling a bit. She's eating, drinking, and pooping, but she is breathing very heavy and she's not hanging out with the rest of the chicks in the brooder. She has been staying on the Mama Heating pad alone. I've put Nutridrench in the water. She isn't as big as the others and definitely not as big as the other Crevecoeur. (I've never had this breed before.) She doesn't have pasty butt. She had an issue when she was just a few days old, but we cleared it up. Her body conformation seems off, almost as if she is lumpy or misaligned. Is this failure to thrive or a genetic issue? Anyone have a similar situation and their chick grew up to live a happy life? I'm doing all that I can for her. I just hope she isn't suffering.

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Could you possibly post an image of her? She could be a failure to thrive or could have issues due to her vaulted skull. You can try to drop a few drops of the Nutridrench in her beak if you are comfortable with that. You are doing the best you can for her and we shall see how she perks up over the next few weeks. I have had experiences with seemingly droopy chicks that have thrived later in life.

 

[DuckDuckSook]

Could you possibly post an image of her? She could be a failure to thrive or could have issues due to her vaulted skull. You can try to drop a few drops of the Nutridrench in her beak if you are comfortable with that. You are doing the best you can for her and we shall see how she perks up over the next few weeks. I have had experiences with seemingly droopy chicks that have thrived later in life.

Thanks for your response. I'm going to post some photos and a quick video so you can see the breathing.

 

[DuckDuckSook]

So, you can see in the picture, the size difference between the two. I'm having a hard time finding a way to upload a video. This little chick is still eating, drinking and pooping. Not sure what is going on. The breathing is still heavy and I noticed that she doesn't really like lay down. She just stands or rests on the others. I don't know if that is indicative of anything. I've never had any chick do any of this and I've had many groups of chicks in my brooder over the last 5 years.