Odd smell? Lethargic chick?

[Sloane Chickens]

You're very welcome. I hope she improves! Make sure she's getting the egg yolk, feed, water, etc. If she'll eat on her own, try putting water in their feed crumbles and making a mash sort of the consistency of oatmeal. Most chickens act like it's a treat!

She’s still pretty lethargic. So I’ve been dipping her beak in and she’s eating the yolk and drinking water but she’s not walking or anything to go eat /drink. She’s kinda stumbling. So I’m really baffled! Everyone else I brought home with her is healthy and happy. So I’m like what is wrong with you?

 

[Debbie292d]

She’s still pretty lethargic. So I’ve been dipping her beak in and she’s eating the yolk and drinking water but she’s not walking or anything to go eat /drink. She’s kinda stumbling. So I’m really baffled! Everyone else I brought home with her is healthy and happy. So I’m like what is wrong with you?

Did you see where I suggested vitamins? She could be suffering from a vitamin deficiency. Poultry Cell is what we use most, also NutriDrench. There are others too, as we used Durvet for a time as well.

 

[Sloane Chickens]

Did you see where I suggested vitamins? She could be suffering from a vitamin deficiency. Poultry Cell is what we use most, also NutriDrench. There are others too, as we used Durvet for a time as well.

Yep I did thank you and we started them last night! I’ve given some electrolytes also for a boost.

 

[AlbusAbaforthFrodoSerius]

Some breeds do sort everything out when they're chicks if they're roosters and don't fuss again

 

[Sloane Chickens]

Some breeds do sort everything out when they're chicks if they're roosters and don't fuss again

Sorry?

 

[AlbusAbaforthFrodoSerius]

Sorry?

There are some breeds that roosters raised together from chicks work

 

[Sloane Chickens]

There are some breeds that roosters raised together from chicks work

Oh ok? Sorry, not sure what that has to do with a sick chick so I was a bit confused

 

[LaFleche]

She’s still pretty lethargic. So I’ve been dipping her beak in and she’s eating the yolk and drinking water but she’s not walking or anything to go eat /drink. She’s kinda stumbling. So I’m really baffled! Everyone else I brought home with her is healthy and happy. So I’m like what is wrong with you?

How exactly does she smell?
Is it like urine stench or more of a sweetish or rather sour smell?

Did you check the inside of her beak throat and her ears?

 

[Sloane Chickens]

How exactly does she smell?
Is it like urine stench or more of a sweetish or rather sour smell?

Did you check the inside of her beak throat and her ears?

She smells like I haven’t cleaned the brooder for a few weeks. It’s odd.
Inside of beak etc is fine.. I don’t know if the smell is related. But I just noticed it more. Our brooders get cleaned daily. So.

 

[Sloane Chickens]

I thought I’d update everyone that our Marans baby died today.
We are fairly certain she had coccidious however and are treating everyone with cocciprol now. We’ve got another chick going down hill but not as sick as the she was. She had no bloody stool until today.. we aren’t sure how she’s possibly caught this.. the only thing I can consider is she’s come to us unwell? But I have no idea.

Thank you everyone for the help x