OstarasEggs
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12 day old EE chicks. We have noticed orange-reddish stuff in their poops, some almost stringy as if there is tissue in them. This has gone on 4-5 days now. Though maybe normal cecal, especially because they smell...
All three seem fine otherwise, eating, drinking, lots of energy trying to fly around in their brooder or fly out into our hands when we open their brooder. They have only lived inside in their brooder. They went outside once but never touched the ground. We took them out in their brooder to hold them up in our hands for the older girls to see them.
I've read through other such posts but getting a mix of information about if we should be concerned. We have been obsessive about checking poops with this new round of chicks since we lost our cross beak from the first round of chicks, death was unknown. We treated her sisters as a precaution later at 18 weeks for 5 days, 2 teaspoons of Corid per gallon of water as recommended here.
Our new chicks are Non vaccinated, non medicated feed. Is this intestinal shed or would it be safer to treat with Corid just in case? They have only been fed chick crumble, spring water and electrolyte/vitamin (save a chick) in water.
Is the dilution we used for our 20 week old girls ok for the chicks?
Appreciate any insight you all can give. We are new chicken parents as of May of this year and are still learning a lot. I don't remember seeing this in the first three chicks, but I was not looking for it and have learned a lot since the first three.
Have seen both opinions here that this much intestinal shedding is normal in almost 2 week old chicks, and some on here who say this is not normal and should treat with Corid in case.
All three seem fine otherwise, eating, drinking, lots of energy trying to fly around in their brooder or fly out into our hands when we open their brooder. They have only lived inside in their brooder. They went outside once but never touched the ground. We took them out in their brooder to hold them up in our hands for the older girls to see them.
I've read through other such posts but getting a mix of information about if we should be concerned. We have been obsessive about checking poops with this new round of chicks since we lost our cross beak from the first round of chicks, death was unknown. We treated her sisters as a precaution later at 18 weeks for 5 days, 2 teaspoons of Corid per gallon of water as recommended here.
Our new chicks are Non vaccinated, non medicated feed. Is this intestinal shed or would it be safer to treat with Corid just in case? They have only been fed chick crumble, spring water and electrolyte/vitamin (save a chick) in water.
Is the dilution we used for our 20 week old girls ok for the chicks?
Appreciate any insight you all can give. We are new chicken parents as of May of this year and are still learning a lot. I don't remember seeing this in the first three chicks, but I was not looking for it and have learned a lot since the first three.
Have seen both opinions here that this much intestinal shedding is normal in almost 2 week old chicks, and some on here who say this is not normal and should treat with Corid in case.
