What is happening with my chick?

[CurveWaffle]

Thanks everyone, this has all been really helpful! I’ll keep monitoring her. She’s had some egg yolk and electrolytes a couple of times. She’s only really interested in it when I offer it to the others, but then she tucks right in. I’m in the UK, so no Tractor Supply here. She’s bright and speedy when she’s not resting, it’s just when she’s resting that she seems odd. She does hide under the brooder more than the others, but she comes out when hungry/thirsty or anything interesting is happening. Hopefully if there’s any underlying issue then giving her this boost will help. If she gets worse or develops any new symptoms we’ll pop round to the vet, but I feel like if she’s eating/drinking/pooing and zooming around then I won’t be too worried yet.

 

[CurveWaffle]

Further to my mouth-breathing chick saga… I gave her a really thorough inspection today, and zoomed in on her beak with my camera to see if there was any discharge or blockage (none!). It looks to me like the fleshy part might be partially obscuring the nares? She’s still behaving very normally except at rest. I’ve covered the shavings in the brooder with sturdy paper towels until I can replace the bedding tomorrow as I wondered if it could be irritating her. Anyway, here are some photos of her beak if anyone sees anything amiss? Or maybe they are just a normal variation of nares? I did give them a gentle wipe to be sure there wasn’t anything obstructing them.