Autopsy of a little chick. Autopsy pictures caution. Please help!

[Cyprus]

I am just guessing, he said that it used amperolium unsuccessfully in the past. Unless it is a resistant brand of Eimeria, and I think that there is low chance for that, it isn't Coccidia.
About the feed not every feed company produce feed for chicks, and some times pepole use regular layers feed for newly hatch chicks.
I didn't see something wrong in the autopsy pics! Or maybe I need to change my multifocal glasses!

No, you are totally right.

If something has been treated for and wasn't resolved, it isn't the cause. Logic, my friend

 

[Cyprus]

A friend of mine does their own fecals and no longer uses amprolium because they have found that amprolium resistant strains are quite common, so now they use sulfadimethoxine.

The OP also mentioned putting the various medication in water. Since sick birds don't usually drink enough water, there is a very good chance that they did not get enough amprolium.

I have a feeling the strains overseas are not as resistant as our.

Americans, per usual, overuse drugs. :rolleeyes:

Here's the thing, if the chicks DID have cocci levels high enough to cause that much emaciation and death, we would expect to see inflammation of the intestines which we don't see in the necropsy pics.

The muscle, vasculature and organs of the necropsied chick all appear normal and healthy.

My firm belief is that this is a disease originating from the breeding flock via either poor nutrition or bad genetics.

 

[Ramouila]

Hello dear friends,

a new update, I started today with the remaining 11 chicks a Coccidia therapy cycle. For seven days, the chicks going to drink a sulfadimethoxine 133 mg and trimethprim 25 mg "known as cotrimoxazole".


Well, there are now 11 chicks and not 12 anymore. One I found dead this morning.

Here is the autopsy of Him.

What do you think about the autopsy?

 

[Ramouila]

I mean the liver has some damage from the many antibiotics. But what is this caseation on the intestine? What can cause such a thing?

 

[Cyprus]

I mean the liver has some damage from the many antibiotics. But what is this caseation on the intestine? What can cause such a thing?

How old was this chick? Could be yolk sac remaining to be absorbed.

 

[Ramouila]

It really looks like this. But after 12 days the yolk sac is not to expect. As far as I have read after 3 days this would not exist anymore.

 

[Cyprus]

It really looks like this. But after 12 days the yolk sac is not to expect. As far as I have read after 3 days this would not exist anymore.

It still absorbs internally for a little while.
I've done some research on the subject.

 

[casportpony]

It really looks like this. But after 12 days the yolk sac is not to expect. As far as I have read after 3 days this would not exist anymore.

So sorry you lost another one.
You are correct, the yolk should be gone by day 10 at the latest. My best guess is that this chick died from a yolk sac infection.

This is the yolk sac.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Not a lot of inflammation around the yolk sac. I’m wondering if slow yolk absorption is secondary to poor health and whatever the primary problem is... What do the intestines look like if you cut them open?

 

[Cyprus]

Not a lot of inflammation around the yolk sac. I’m wondering if slow yolk absorption is secondary to poor health and whatever the primary problem is... What do the intestines look like if you cut them open?

I agree. I see no inflammation around the yolk sac.

I think somehow these chicks lack the ability to digest anything fast enough. 3 days of nutrients from the yolk sac (if absorbed) plus a 7 day starvation period adds up well to the age at death.

I still recommend getting chicks from another breeding flock. Something is wrong with those breeders.