2 of my 2 month old roosters died in 2 days

[EastonsMommy]

I have 5 2 month olds in a big brooder box very well ventilated, last night I found one of the roos dead and noticed the other not acting himself then all today he'd get up and walk slowly to different areas probably to avoid his hyper siblings but his comb was a tad bit lighter but not much , I did here a tad bit of noise in his lungs but only noticeable when I held him so it wasnt loud and wasnt constant, tonight when I went to check on him he was laying down with and had some clear mucus near him and minutes later he began to violently cunvolse while clear liquid spewed and then died , also I forgot to mention I did notice blood in some stool last night after the first one died and changed the bedding and a tad bit in some today but didn't see it unless I closely inspected and it wasnt much but it was kinda stringy in the stool , note photo was taken right before he died

 

[AshVau22]

Do you still have heat on them? Also picture of brooder would be helpful. What was the dropping like days before? Any running diareah.

 

[AshVau22]

Have they spent anytime outside? Do you have other chickens?

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. The best way to know a cause of death is to have your state vet do a necropsy. At that age coccidiosis could be the reason for the deaths. Blood or yellowy diarrhea, being sleepy or lethargic, standing around hunched or puffed up, and not eating may be common signs. Most people can buy Corid or amprollium from a feed store and treat it. Dosage of Corid is 2 tsp (10 ml) of the liquid Corid, or 1.5 tsp of the powder added to each gallon of water, for 5-7 days. Sulfa antibiotics or toltrazuril are other meds that are sometimes used.

 

[EastonsMommy]

Have they spent anytime outside? Do you have other chickens?

I've let them out twice in a makeshift cage on grass and yes I have 10 chickens that are full time free range also the other 3 the that are in the same brooder are still doing fine

 

[EastonsMommy]

Sorry for your loss. The best way to know a cause of death is to have your state vet do a necropsy. At that age coccidiosis could be the reason for the deaths. Blood or yellowy diarrhea, being sleepy or lethargic, standing around hunched or puffed up, and not eating may be common signs. Most people can buy Corid or amprollium from a feed store and treat it. Dosage of Corid is 2 tsp (10 ml) of the liquid Corid, or 1.5 tsp of the powder added to each gallon of water, for 5-7 days. Sulfa antibiotics or toltrazuril are other meds that are sometimes used.

Im taking them to a poultry lab Monday to have that done and I have corid and have added it to the water , thank you for your kind words and your reply

 

[coach723]

Honestly, if they were mine, I would start treatment of all the rest with Corid as soon as possible. It's very safe and won't hurt them, but if it was coccdiosis, they have all been exposed. Coccidiosis is very common in chicks. Those that are exposed and recover will have some resistance to it in the future.

 

[EastonsMommy]

Do you still have heat on them? Also picture of brooder would be helpful. What was the dropping like days before? Any running diareah.

 

[EastonsMommy]

I have the heat lamp where you see it in the photo I use it only at night and its been cool at night , also unfortunately I didn't think to get the photo of the really bloody poop the first night there was only one spot of it and then the photo shown is how ive seen it twice since then

 

[coach723]

My brooder is very similar, a bit wider. Are you going to move them out of the brooder soon? At 8 weeks they should not need supplemental heat anymore and can be outdoors.
I would still go ahead and treat them with the Corid.