still losing one chicken every 10 days

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Runamuckranch1

Runamuckranch1

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I have used sulfamethazine in their water as suggested by my local feed store where I bought some of my chicks that are now 6 months old, they act lethargic for a few days and weak, then they die. They die one chicken at a time about every 10 days. So far its been all my 6 month olds, not my older chickens, but last 2 days one of my older chickens is acting strange, lethargic and not interested very much in food, sort of uncoordinated. Another piece of advice I had from a feed store chicken person was to do another round of antibiotic along with wormer that goes in their food. Does anybody know what would kill one chicken at a time about every 10 days?
 
It sounds much like fowl cholera to me. Birds generaly die within 10 day without treatment. Sulfa resistant strains have been known to cause problems. Penicillin or Enrofloxacin injections. Use a 20 gauge luer lock syringe for pen at .5 to .75cc for a 5 lb hen. Do it for 3-5 days. https://sites.google.com/a/poultryp...oultry-podiatry#chickens_penicillin_injection

Enfloxil 10% is 1/4 cc for 5lb bird. You can use a 22 gauge needle for that.
http://www.mexi-cali.net/eng/index/item/24/29/enfloxil-25-ml-same-as-baytril

Here's some more info on fowl cholera:
http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/poultry/fowl_cholera/overview_of_fowl_cholera.html
 
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