Is this cocidiosis? New chick mama

IMO, they need a minimum of 1 s.f./chick to start, and I like to give them 2 s.f./chick by the time they are 2 - 3 weeks old. They need plenty of room to play and stretch their wings.
Yes, and their current situation looks great for sleeping, eating and drinking, but no room for play! I will find a bigger trough this weekend. There is no issue introducing 1 day old chicks to 1 week old chicks are there? I was hoping to raise them all together. SORRY so off topic from coccidiosis! I'm just an anxious new mother
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No problem, as long as they are not crowded. You want to be sure the babies are moving well, so they don't get run over by the older chicks. I have put a screen divider between them for a day or two. But, that may not be at all necessary. Just watch and observe. Have a plan B just in case.
 
No problem, as long as they are not crowded.  You want to be sure the babies are moving well, so they don't get run over by the older chicks.  I have put a screen divider between them for a day or two.  But, that may not be at all necessary.  Just watch and observe.  Have a plan B just in case.


Is this sod too big? Lol
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No.  Depending on brooder size, and number of chicks, you can give them a pie plate sized piece.  Lovely soil.  (I'm a soil connoisseur of sorts!)


I practically live in a desert! This lucky patch was hiding in the shade of a lilac bush! Lots of spiders! I think the girls are too young to know what it's for though yet. They seem so confused by their world today!
 
How is that little one acting? If it's acting fine, and eating/drinking well, it may just need a kick start to it's gut flora. You can best accomplish that by giving fermented feed, and a plug of sod from an untreated lawn. Poultry Nutri-Drench is by far (IMO) the most important product to have available for new chicks. You can put a bit in their water to make it the color of weak tea, but be sure to change out the water every day. What are you using for a heat source? How big is your brooder? What is the temp under the heat, and at the other end of the brooder? Are you able to keep the bedding nice and dry?

Hi Lazy gardener
My little girl is doing good, she's actually grown a smidgen. She's so far behind the others in size though. Now some of the others have come up with the really runny, watery, same colored poop. I've tried fermented feed and they just turned their noses up at it. I think I need to remove all other food when I give it. I have some Nutri-Drench I can try. I've used both (electrolyte and probiotics) SavAChick. I've also added oregano (I read that can help with coccidiosis) they gobble it up. I've also done Mrs Braggs with the mother Apple Cider Vinegar. And I also have added some sprinkles of duravet's Durastat with oregano.

I'm not sure I technically have grass other than a tiny patch I've worked hard to grow here but I'll dig up something for them!! It's a very arid area. I'm using a MHP for heat source, I keep the pine shavings dry, I clean it 2-4 times a day. And I replace their poopy water (why do they insist on pooping in the water?!) 2-3 times a day.

Thanks for all your help! I'm seriously jealous of that green clump of grass! mine is about 1/2" tall and very sparse. LOL
 
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I have 4 chicks 3 are healthy and growing and 1 is eating and drinking but not growing. I got at them 5 days ago.
I have tried many times to load a picture of her and her poop but after 2 hrs of it not loading or having no link to load I'm done.
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The little ones poop Is kinda runny, clay brown colored. Not bloody.

The others poop is very normal.

I'm currently using savAChick electrolytes and probiotics.
If I use Corid is the kind for calves? How much and how long?
@boch boch , welcome to BYC! How's your chick doing? This poop is not normal:

If you decide to use Corid, yes, it is the one for cattle. Powder dose is no less than 1.5 teaspoons per gallon for 5 days, then 1/3 teaspoon per gallon for 7-14 days. Liquid dose is 2 teaspoons per gallon for 5 days, then 1/2 teaspoon per gallon for 7-14 days.
 

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