Just an update, Im pretty sure they had coccidosis. Of the 5 sick ones 2 died (buff polish and blue silkie, sadly) and the rest seemed to have recovered and are back to scratching around happily. There were some bloody poops that showed up and based on everything else im pretty sure coccidosis...
Ive been trying to make sure they have all gotten enough of the medicated water, there were no more dead this morning and all the others that are still outside have been eating/drinking/ acting fine. There are 5 that i have separated that are still not doing well although they havent died yet...
I got them a new bag of feed and have been using Sulmet in their water since Friday. This morning there was another 2 dead and the other sick ones havent seemed to improve. Im at my wits end with this =(
Please help!! I have had 3 babies die recently and a few other of my new chicks are acting strange. There are approx. 30 all together, half are from mcmurray hatchery and the rest were incubated at home. The first one died about 2 weeks ago, one day i noticed it was acting lethargic, separated...