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Wet red-brown poops could be cecal poops. Your chicks will become listless and stop eating before blood red, who had a bloody nose?, colored poops show up. If they have never touched soil or adults, they can't have cocci, and if they have not touched soil, bring...
If there is already blood in the poo, they are pretty far along and you need to get them on a drug as the preventatives mentioned can't treat the problem. Your feed stores were the best bet but I think there are places you can order online. Get it ASAP though because once the blood shows, they...