HollyParks
Songster
I have a salmon faverolle chick that seemed totally healthy a couple of days ago. Yesterday I noticed he started laying down more. He didn’t show any other symptoms. He would get up to drink water and then lay back down. He had a little bit of poo and shavings stuck to his foot so I washed it off and dried him before putting him in a box within the brooder.
A little background:
This chick is 5 days old. I bought SF eggs to hatch along with my own fertile eggs. None of the other chicks, including the other Salmon Faverolle, looks sick. I keep them in a 5 foot brooder with a screened top with lots of water and chick starter (medicated). Their bedding is pine shavings on top of pellets. I see no bloody stool and all chicks have clear beaks and clean vents.
Could it be a thiamine deficiency? He just looks like he’s too tired to walk, but he can. There’s no gaping or respiratory issues, no external injuries, no bullying (he was one of the more active chicks)… His poo does seem a little thick. Could he have eaten the pine pellets?
I’m just a little lost as to what I should do now. I don’t want to lose this chick but I also don’t want my other ones getting sick. Amy insights or thoughts are appreciated.
A little background:
This chick is 5 days old. I bought SF eggs to hatch along with my own fertile eggs. None of the other chicks, including the other Salmon Faverolle, looks sick. I keep them in a 5 foot brooder with a screened top with lots of water and chick starter (medicated). Their bedding is pine shavings on top of pellets. I see no bloody stool and all chicks have clear beaks and clean vents.
Could it be a thiamine deficiency? He just looks like he’s too tired to walk, but he can. There’s no gaping or respiratory issues, no external injuries, no bullying (he was one of the more active chicks)… His poo does seem a little thick. Could he have eaten the pine pellets?
I’m just a little lost as to what I should do now. I don’t want to lose this chick but I also don’t want my other ones getting sick. Amy insights or thoughts are appreciated.