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Update! I received a response from the county extension and they put me in touch with poultry and livestock commission. I am awaiting a call back from the state poultry veterinarian. Once I speak with her she will give the county people direction on what to come out and test for. It’s a relief...

We did not see any visible external parasites but we did dust the coop with sevin dust twice a week apart.

I would gladly go to a vet but I haven’t been able to find one near me that handles poultry. Their feed is fresh and not moldy at all.

I will turn it off.

I used the liquid corid. 10cc in a gallon waterer. We added the heat lamp(standard white heat lamp bulb) once they started getting sick because I read that when they’re ill they need extra warmth. The coop is about 8 feet long so they have plenty of room to get out of the heat.

I lost 2 more this morning. My gut feeling is that I need to cull the rest of the babies before my adults get sick. I’m just not sure what they have and so I’m worried that 1. My adult flock has already been exposed even though the coops are separate they are next to each other. 2. I’m afraid to...

Yes! Sorry I forgot to mention.

I have lost half of my 6-10week old chicks in the past week or so! They really show no symptoms until a few hours before death and then the only symptom is being lethargic and keeping their eyes shut for the most part. Later we will find them sprawled out (sort of flattened)on their side with a...