EcoGlo 20 chick brooder. They aren't hiding. They're happy and playful. Then suddenly lethargic, puffed, won't open eyes, won't move, bloody poop. Then die. I'm thinking cocci from the symptoms so I'm treating with Corid.
Don't have a pic, but it's a large tote/tub. Newspaper bedding, chick starter & water. Temp between 95-98. Everything is changed often, several times a day because of the bloody poop.
I lost another one overnight. An Ameraucana. Ugh. I started Corid yesterday afternoon, so I guess we'll see how it goes. Is a cocci outbreak common in chicks? I usually let my broodies do the job, but I really needed more hens, so I bought these.
Thanks! I've isolated the last :( SLW because I thought I saw a tiny bit of blood. I put a paper towel down to check but no blood so far. I'm going to keep her isolated for a while longer though. I'm just sick and heartbroken!
I've lost yet another chick! 4th loss in 4 days! I bought 12 chicks Friday. 2 Ameraucanas (healthy), 3 Black Australorps (healthy), 3 SLW, 4 Buff O. 2 BO dead, 2 SLW dead. Brooder conditions are good (temp good, fresh water and food, fresh bedding daily, etc.) Medicated chick starter only...
These 12 are in addition to the six painted silkies we got about 3 weeks ago. Aaaand we have silkies setting a dozen white silkie eggs. So. Many. Chickens. Hahaha
Here's Chip (of the Chip and Dale pair). She's not as friendly as the others, but she still tolerates being loved on. Occasionally she even seems to like it.
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This is Dale and Luna. Luna was supposed to be a girl, but we were wrong and the name stuck. He likes to perch and nap on you. Dale was named after Chip and Dale cartoon, because his color looked like a chipmunk. They are Russian Orloff x white silkie. The unique color patterns from this...
She died. I doubt it was frostbite, it was only around 40-45 degrees and she was only off the nest for maybe an hour. Still too cold for a chick alone, but I didn't think it was cold enough for frostbite?