Unless they are already on the ground and acting slow I would wait until they have been on the ground a week. It will not hurt them to have it earlier. They don't have to be on the ground to get cocci as it travels on the air, your hands, and clothing including your shoes. The mixing directions on the bottle is fine for chicks, if you have the 25% it should be 2.0ml per quart, (liter).
They are currently in a small coop that I built inside my living room. I wash my hands before and after handling them. I guess I am paranoid at this point. I will monitor them closely and wait until they are moved to the coop outside. Thank you!
If you want to introduce them gradually, you could pull a weed or some grass w the roots attached from their future run area and let them peck around at it a bit in the brooder. I did that every few days with this batch of chicks, and everything went super smooth! That way whatever is in your soil will be there, and they can build up immunity gradually against any strain they will later come into contact with.
They are about 1 month old. Would it be too late to start adding leaf or grass to their bedding?
No, I don’t think so, but I’d have Corrid on hand and as soon as you see bloody stool dose them up until gone. Then repeat until they’ve been reinfected and treated 3 or so times.
Yup. I use and continue Corid. It’s saved a few of my pullets.
