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Poultry My chick is 10 days could it be it was born blind coz it doest feed well since t can't see. Now today I work up its not walking just laying down

nedward

Veterinarian
Has the bird been feeding since hatching?, if yes then there must be an underlying cause of that condition. Kindly isolate from the rest and ensure proper brooding temp. Chicks easily get chilled during cold weather
 
Has the bird been feeding since hatching?, if yes then there must be an underlying cause of that condition. Kindly isolate from the rest and ensure proper brooding temp. Chicks easily get chilled during cold weather
Thanks for replying. Unfortunately the chick did not make it by this evening. They are all kienyeji I try as much as I can to keep them warm in this cold weather

Regards
 
Afternoon. My chick is 2months old.
Today I have noticed it's not active. It's comb is pale. Eyes look like it's sleeping. Kindly give treatment
 

nedward

Veterinarian
What about droppings (describe the feacal matter) and other signs. How many are showing such . Kindly isolate first and give all multivitamin.
 
Today it's 4chicks that are showing the signs. I have Isolated them and given multivitamins the feacal matter is whitish and kinda watery. And wanting to be in the dark alone
 
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