Help what more can we do

[PollyC]

A friend of mine just started raising chicks. She bought some buff orphingtons from a backyard seller and then bought some more from another seller. The Buffs started with the bloody poop and died. Then more bloody poop and I imediately told her to start with the Sulmet at 1 and a 1/2 tsp in a quart of water. It has been 4 days and they are still dying but no bloody poop. I told her to totaly clean and disenfect the coop wihich is a converted brnd new rabbit cage. What else can we do. Is there a different med we can give. The chicks range from 5 wks to 3 wks. Any help would really be appreciated. This is a heck of a way for a newbie to get introduced to chickens.

 

[Birde]

Are they on medicated feed? Sounds like coccidious. Medicated can help. The area must be kept clean. Eating poop is.what causes it.

 

[PollyC]

yes they are on medicated feed, she does however have or at least had 29 in the 2x3 cage. I told her she needed to get them into something larger like their coop witha heat lamp or at least a light bulb for heat. I thought it might be because they were to crowded or that the buffs were sold with this. I figured it was coccidious.

 

[Judy]

Medicated feed helps build immunity but will not treat them if they have a heavy load of cocci. There are only two treatments, Corid and sulfa. I'd try corid; it's a gentler treatment anyway.

 

[PollyC]

I thought about Corrid but didn't know if it was to strong. Do you know what the dosage would be per gal of water