2-3 week old chick pooing blood...

[azygous]

It's likely there is a coccidiosis infection, but the chicks' immune systems have been fighting it off. I'm very relieved you're treating it. This should insure your chicks will remain happy and healthy.

Cheers!

 

[blakeee]

It's likely there is a coccidiosis infection, but the chicks' immune systems have been fighting it off. I'm very relieved you're treating it. This should insure your chicks will remain happy and healthy.

Cheers!

So should I start to see some improvement soon? Is two days of treatment enough? It's in their water and I've seen them drink it.

 

[azygous]

You decided you would trust your vet on this treatment. I would stick with it.

What I do recommend is after the treatment is completed, and after a period of a few weeks have passed, gather random poop samples from your chicks and ask the vet to do a fecal float test. That will tell you with a high degree of certainty whether coccidia eggs are still present in the chicks' intestines.

No need to keep guessing. Let science work for you.

 

[blakeee]

You decided you would trust your vet on this treatment. I would stick with it.

What I do recommend is after the treatment is completed, and after a period of a few weeks have passed, gather random poop samples from your chicks and ask the vet to do a fecal float test. That will tell you with a high degree of certainty whether coccidia eggs are still present in the chicks' intestines.

No need to keep guessing. Let science work for you.

Thank you for your help. I apologise for asking so many questions. I rescued these chicks and never thought they could be this stressful. I'm hoping they pull through.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Thank you for your help. I apologise for asking so many questions. I rescued these chicks and never thought they could be this stressful. I'm hoping they pull through.

Not a problem. You jumped into this with no foresight. You'll learn if you want to continue this endeavor.

 

[Chelseyb123]

Did you try the remedies i suggested? If sonid follow the vets advice and continue the home remedies they are over all good for a chick and chicken health. For my flock outside i give them acv every other day or every couple but only the firat blow of water an than regular water the rest of the day. An i mix powder garlic an cinnamon in theyre feed every other day. For my chicks thay at 8weeks now i give it to them acv every other couple days in the waterer an than a pinch of cinnamon an garlic in the feed as well since they were sick an i continued the green tea for a couple days until they were all better. Glad they are doing better. An yes i noticed as the chicks got better less and less blood was in theyre poop an than it was back to nice healthy poops.

 

[blakeee]

Just had a look at my feed bag and it says 'chicken starter (med) 20%'. It's packaged at my local feed store so the label is pretty boring with not a whole lot of information.

 

[blakeee]

Did you try the remedies i suggested? If sonid follow the vets advice and continue the home remedies they are over all good for a chick and chicken health. For my flock outside i give them acv every other day or every couple but only the firat blow of water an than regular water the rest of the day. An i mix powder garlic an cinnamon in theyre feed every other day. For my chicks thay at 8weeks now i give it to them acv every other couple days in the waterer an than a pinch of cinnamon an garlic in the feed as well since they were sick an i continued the green tea for a couple days until they were all better. Glad they are doing better. An yes i noticed as the chicks got better less and less blood was in theyre poop an than it was back to nice healthy poops.

I haven't yet tried the ACV, I forgot to buy it. I will put some garlic powder and cinnamon in their feed now. Thanks!

 

[Chelseyb123]

Okay great! Those two things are very good to add to theyre diet. When you have time look up herbs an spieces an the benefits for chickens an your health as well. I like to try an use home remedies first and its usually cleared up or help prevent things that occur with chickens. And they are much easeir to keep on hand since you can buy most things at a grocery store.good luck!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Just had a look at my feed bag and it says 'chicken starter (med) 20%'. It's packaged at my local feed store so the label is pretty boring with not a whole lot of information.

Now that you are on a steep learning curve and plan on keeping your birds, I recommend you get in the habit of reading the ingredient and analysis tag on the bag of feed at the store before you buy it. That will save trips to the store or prevent feeding the wrong thing.
The feed you have will be fine for a while.
It is good to know if the feed is medicated. Normally, that medication will be a coccidiostat and nothing else so the medication is only to prevent coccidiosis.

Most importantly, you want to look at 2 numbers. Protein and calcium.
All other nutrients will be in appropriate ratios.
20% protein is fine for now but as your birds get closer to maturity, you can cut it back to about 16%
All feeds except layer feed will have about 1% calcium. Layer is about 4%.

As an example of how important it is to read that tag, a feed manufacturer here makes two types of game bird feed - 28% protein starter and 12.5% protein maintenance feed. The bags are identical but the tag has the protein %. Sometimes they have both, sometimes only one type. Both bags are in the same spot and in the same pile.
Lots of people I know never read the tags or the feeding instructions.
I'm sure people that don't read the analysis tag end up going home with the wrong feed and may never know it but I wouldn't feed quail or turkey chicks 12.5% and 28% would be way too much for adults.