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I had the fecal test done an it turns out it was cocci...and the feed did contain amprolium...oh well i guess this is just one of those lessons in life when all you can do is pick the dead ones....and keep helping the sick...next time ill get them vaccinated for shure...i didnt because IDEAL...

d.k : * Jerry- Hey. I have my Sulmet btl. (Ft.Dodge) in front of me and have been doing some calculations. *How old are your chicks, *how many are there and *how much do they weigh? Also, Are you using the 16 oz. bottle, or what? well there about 7 to 8 weeks....they are 39.....of that...

Quote: thanks for the page but i am certain it is cocci...when i was younger...i sw my friends entire flock get wiped out by it....unfortunatly i still wasnt knowledged enough to know that despite being fed medicated feed.....they would become ill... Ps: i love purina....its a love hate...

I didnt mean to say that they received the cocci from the feed but since the feed i buy clearly says medicated on it, i assumed i didnt have to worry about cocci...yes i am possitive that its cocci...i am now feeding them the same feed which does contain amprolium or whatever...and i am giving...

Despite the fact that my chicks are feed medicated feed :mad:...they have fallen ill with cocci...well at least thats the conclusion i came to when i saw there poop was red and bloody with gel like sustance in it....they have displayed all the synthoms....diareah...blood...ruffled feather...

I feed my chicks start & grow from purina and its suppose to be medicated but my flock has recently fallen ill with coccidiosis ...this is the only feed my birds have available and there not free ranged so how they became sick is beyond my knowledge. My birds are all silkies so it was...

Im about to order some silkies from ideal but before i do i have a coupleof questions to all the silkie experst out there? 1. How good of a mother are silkie hens really are? Shure they can hatch eggs but can they protect there chicks? 2. Is it true the roosters will often raise chicks along...

Quote: No shes pretty healthy otherwise.....but just thought it was unusual....i hope i wont have to be monitoring her blood sugar in pressure soon....haha:lol:

thanks....well i guess ill feed them flockraiser since it has a bit more protein that grower....thank you:D

I recently purchashed:rolleyes:(rescued) some hens and there really underweight, i checked for mites and other parasites and they were surprisely parasite free, i also de-wormed the poor souls, I was wondering does anyone have any suggestions on helping them gain some pounds. I feed my others...

My hen is about six years old and shes a jersey black giant, she is feed layer pellets. My question is she lays an egg every 3 days which seems odd to me because i was used to having her lay and egg at least every other day. She weighs about 7 pounds (estimate) and i was wondering if that was...

thank you all....your opinions are greatly appreciated....

Im recently decided to order some chicks from IDEAL because there prices are great but im hoping its not at a quality lost. Has anyone had issues with IDEAL?

thanks you guys have been so helpful...

my hen was incubating ONE egg (sounds cruel doesn't it) and her nest box was nocked down....the egg fractured but it was in the air bubble section of the egg so the membrane protecting the chick is intact.... I was wondering if the egg is on its second week, is it possible that it may hatch if...