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a sick chick

claraserena
15 years ago

I have a 1 ½ week old Cornish X chick that is sick. Yesterday morning she was lying still. I brought her in, put her under a heat lamp, got her to drink some water then Gatorade. I was sure she was dying. Last night she perked up a littleÂcheeped a little, stoodÂdrank more but wouldnÂt eat (I tried warm corn meal gruel and hard cooked egg yolk with yogurt whey). Her poop yesterday was runny. This morning she was peeping, standing, grooming herself, still not eating. I put another chick in with her for company. She stands with her wings a little out as if for balance, and seems unsteady and then sometimes walks backward; she looks almost like she is going to topple over. She is also smaller than the other chicks. I would appreciate any ideas on what might be wrong and what I can do for her.

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