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.

 

[2 Acres]

Here is the first recipe I found in a search. There may be others on BYC so just do a search and you might find a variety.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possible-blind-chick.1629200/post-27822518

I keep something called Guardian Angel on hand for all the girls JIC.

Some people give raw egg yolk. I always cook it.

And some people give sick chickens milk. I've never done that and am not sure what the benefits might be. It never occurred to me to give a chicken dairy products.

Chickens love yogurt. I keep several containers of Dannon plain yogurt in the fridge. I also give my birds finely chopped carrots with the yogurt, as a treat.

 

[2 Acres]

Chickens love yogurt. I keep several containers of Dannon plain yogurt in the fridge. I also give my birds finely chopped carrots with the yogurt, as a treat.View attachment 4074802

My birds eat better than I do.

 

[FrostRanger]

My birds eat better than I do.

Same, I try to eat fairly healthy, but I think I'd be far healthier if I ate as well as my animals do lol

 

[yakitori]

Anecdotal, but I had a chick like that once. My friend who was helping me dip the newly hatched chicks beaks in water for the first time accidentally pushed it in too far, and we believe it breathed in water. Always breathed funny, like breathing was a full body exercise. It was extra obvious on the tail end, up and down as he breathed. Ended up being a roo, So I had to rehome him. As far as I was told its 2 years old and still breaths with its whole body.