URGENT I have just a few birds - members of the family, of course! I wanted to get a few more, so less than a week ago, I bought 3 female chicks, all about a month old. I do not know the flock they came from, as I purchased them from the only feed supplier in my area. After two days, I noticed the poo from one of the birds was reddish brown and the following day, I was sure there was blood in her poo. She was bright, alert, running around with a good appetite and drinking normally. The following day, I found her dead, with a lot of blood having been passed in the night.
The reamining two birds were displaying the same normal behaviour - energetic, alert, eating and drinking well. 5 days later and I've noticed blood in the poo of one of them. It can't be coccidiosis, as their behaviour seems so lively and 'normal'. I've been making sure their vents are clear but am at a loss to know how to help my remaining two birds. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! I am desperate to help them and am so anxious that they won't make it. They seem fine this morning, but I saw some reddish poo when I cleaned their little run this morning.
I should say that I live in a small Greek island where vetinerary care and access to a range of feed and medication is severly limited and bedding/litter supplies is nil. Unfortunately, although my birds are family members, this is not the general attitude in Greece, where chickens are seen as producers of eggs or meat, hence none of our two vets knows anything about treating sick birds.
Can anyone help me and my little girls? My heartfelt thanks in advance.
The reamining two birds were displaying the same normal behaviour - energetic, alert, eating and drinking well. 5 days later and I've noticed blood in the poo of one of them. It can't be coccidiosis, as their behaviour seems so lively and 'normal'. I've been making sure their vents are clear but am at a loss to know how to help my remaining two birds. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! I am desperate to help them and am so anxious that they won't make it. They seem fine this morning, but I saw some reddish poo when I cleaned their little run this morning.
I should say that I live in a small Greek island where vetinerary care and access to a range of feed and medication is severly limited and bedding/litter supplies is nil. Unfortunately, although my birds are family members, this is not the general attitude in Greece, where chickens are seen as producers of eggs or meat, hence none of our two vets knows anything about treating sick birds.
Can anyone help me and my little girls? My heartfelt thanks in advance.
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