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Is coccidiosis contagious? I have the 8 little ones in their own special baby coop and run, and I put them in a box at night so they all cuddle up together to keep warm. As you can see, this one is very little and I don't want to isolate her from the others if I don't have to. She is the smallest and I'm doubting that she's 3 and a half weeks like they told me. I will try our rural buying service to see if they are open and treat them all, but I think it might be closed until tomorrow, is there anything else I can give her until I'm able to treat them, and should I isolate her?

There's no point in isolating her - it is contagious, in that it is spread via droppings as well as being present in the soil, but once you notice symptoms in one chick, the rest of them will already have been exposed. You can therefore keep her with her siblings, but you need to treat the whole flock as soon as possible with a coccidiosis medication. The sooner the better, as cocci can be fatal in a very short period of time, especially with young chicks.
 
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I found these pictures helpful.
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Above pictures from:
From Penn State Poultry Health Handbook
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/agrs52.pdf
 
I want to say thank you so much to everyone who responded to me, I have started them on a product called coccivet, it was all I could get. The four little frizzles came straight to the medicated water and had a good drink, but the four wyandottes didn't go near it so I put some into their beaks with an eye dropper just to make sure they got started. I have cleaned all their bedding and their little coop out so now I just have keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
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What you bought has amprolium in it, so it will work just as well as the other stuff! Glad you were able to find it.

-Kathy
 
I know, they are so funny too, they don't walk, they waddle. So far, they have all survived and I haven't seen any blood this afternoon, so that is a good sign. I love this forum, I was really in a panic because I just didn't know what to do. They are already displaying different personalities, the grey one is the brave one, first to come out of the box, first to climb up my back and nibble my fingers, and the white one is the bravest with food - first to try the wet food, and when I husked some fermented oat seeds, she was the only one to eat them, so as you can imagine I am already very attached.
 
BYC is fantastic - it's all about helping each other, which is why it's great that you're keeping us updated on the progress of your chicks. Each experience that we share, whether the outcome is what we hoped for or not, provides information for other people looking for help for their own situations.

Whenever I get new girls now (of any age) I try not to name them immediately, as once their personalities and quirks start to show it opens a whole new world of naming possibilities. Hence Braveheart (first to leave the isolation coop and integrate with the main flock), Little Miss Shy (her sister, who was too scared to eat from my hand for the first six months) and Igor (a deviant chicken in both physical appearance and personality, but I love her to bits!)
I tried to wait and do the same with the last three girls I got, but my husband wouldn't be budged from the fact that one had a white toe, one had a red neck, and one had a pale face, so that's who they are
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I'm gradually working him around to the fact that white toe is really 'Moaning Mabel' because she doesn't stop haranguing us for a moment once we open the back door - it's slow progress but I think I'm getting there!

Enjoy your chicks, and let us know how it goes over the next couple of weeks.
 

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