Coccidiosis Help!

We had six 10 week old chicks outside in the coop and 4 seven week old chicks inside in the brooder. New chicks are being delivered tomorrow. We have been getting them outside daily together so they can get use to each other before integrating them into the coop together.

Our Black Star (10 weeks) was completely healthy all day on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Thursday, we had extremely bad thunderstorms and she died immediately after the first couple of loud sounds of the storm. No signs and symptoms. We thought maybe she had a heart attack.

This morning, our Buff Orpington (10 weeks), seemed off. She was laying on the ground and in the corner away from the others. This afternoon, we noticed a lot of bloody stools from her. Came here to research, talked to the hatchery we got them from, and went to the store to get Corid powder (the only thing they had). We started all of our chickens on Corid (1 and a half tsp. per gallon of water) since they are together daily. We changed out all of their bedding, feed, and washed all of their feed/watering containers.

Our Buff Orpington started eating and drinking tonight, which seems like a good sign.

Questions:

1. Did we do the right thing by treating them ALL with 1 and a half tsp. of Corid per gallon of water?

2. Is there anything else we should be doing?

3. Did our Black Star die from Coccidiosis, even though she didn't seem to have any signs or symptoms of it?

4. What do we do about the new baby chicks that are arriving tomorrow?

Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions!

Yes you are right for treating all of your chicks.

Keep the chicks in a CLEAN and DRY brooder, wash your hands before and after handling the new chicks, they should be fine.

Thank you so much for your help! We really appreciate it.

Also, I forgot to ask, what do we need to do for our chicks after they finish the 7 days of Corid?

Someone please help! Started Corid yesterday. Went to take care of the 10 week olds this morning and it looked like a war zone in the coop with all the bloody stool. Now our Easter Egger is acting like our Buff Orpington.

Are they all drinking enough?

-Kathy

I thought so. They were all drinking the Corid water last night. Even our Buff Orpington looked better late last night. Now the two are laying on the bedding in the corners. Their stools are bright red and loose. Almost no sign of regular stool.

thechickfam said:

I thought so. They were all drinking the Corrid water last night. Even our Buff Orpington looked better late last night. Now the two are laying on the bedding in the corners. Their stools are bright red and loose. Almost no sign of regular stool.

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Can you bring the two sickest inside or secure a heat amp in their coop? You could also giving them a Corid drench. Take 1/2 teaspoon Corid and mix with 9ml water. Let me double check dose.

-Kathy

The hatchery said to give Sulmet, not Corid. Did we do something wrong? Do we need to find/get/switch to Sulmet?

We will do anything Kathy. Please let us know what to do. We don't want to lose another one. Honestly thought things were looking up late last night.