Hello,
I currently have a flock of 6 week old bantam chicks reliably dying at a rate of 1 per week. I started with 10 and we are down to 4 as of today. We got a full size flock expansion at the same time (kept separate) and they are all healthy and thriving, as are our existing grown flocks.
The dying chicks are showing absolutely no signs of illness anymore. The first few deaths showed some signs like lethargy and loose stools before dying, but the last 3 deaths are completely without warning. The one that died today was acting both energetic and normal less than an hour before dying.
We have treated them for coccidiosis and with a vitamin regiment after the 5 day treatment but nothing affects their rate of death. At this point, we are near certain that none of our bantam chicks with survive. We had 3 bantam Cochin, 3 silkies, 2 serama, a polish frizzle, and a day old wyandotte. The wyandotte died first, and what we have left now is just the seramas, one silkie, and one bantam Cochin. Oddly the Cochin still alive is barely growing and is still way smaller than the biggest Cochin chick which was the second chick to die.
Any help would be really appreciated.
I currently have a flock of 6 week old bantam chicks reliably dying at a rate of 1 per week. I started with 10 and we are down to 4 as of today. We got a full size flock expansion at the same time (kept separate) and they are all healthy and thriving, as are our existing grown flocks.
The dying chicks are showing absolutely no signs of illness anymore. The first few deaths showed some signs like lethargy and loose stools before dying, but the last 3 deaths are completely without warning. The one that died today was acting both energetic and normal less than an hour before dying.
We have treated them for coccidiosis and with a vitamin regiment after the 5 day treatment but nothing affects their rate of death. At this point, we are near certain that none of our bantam chicks with survive. We had 3 bantam Cochin, 3 silkies, 2 serama, a polish frizzle, and a day old wyandotte. The wyandotte died first, and what we have left now is just the seramas, one silkie, and one bantam Cochin. Oddly the Cochin still alive is barely growing and is still way smaller than the biggest Cochin chick which was the second chick to die.
Any help would be really appreciated.