chick poop has blood in it?

[perfectly_polish]

Yesterday when I was cleaning out the day olds brooder I noticed bloody spots where their poop was. Then today I woke up and a blue orp. and sultan were dead. They were find last night and this morning just dead. Could it be cocci? Should I change over to the medicated or is there something else I can give them?

 

[BeckyLa]

Just my opinion, but you might get a better response if you posted this in emergencies. Wish I could help, but I have no idea. I hope all turns out well.

 

[speckledhen]

Medicated feed wont help if they are at that stage. You need Sulmet or Corid to combat the cocci. Corid is basically concentrated Amprolium.

 

[hinkjc]

I have never heard of Cocci in a day old chick. These are day old, right? Were they hatched by a bird or incubator?

I would put them on medicated chick starter as a preventative. I would think what you are seeing is normal digestive system kicking into gear. If it continues or you see droopiness, then you may have an issue. I think the ones that passed are unrelated to the poop you are seeing. Early chick mortality can occur for many reasons. I think there is an entire thread about this stickied.

Jody

 

[perfectly_polish]

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They were hatched in an incubator, yesterday they were 3 days, so not that old. I'll get some medicated chick starter and Sulmet just in case I need it.

 

[perfectly_polish]

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Good idea, could a mod move this over to the emergency section? Thanks!

 

[speckledhen]

Yes, Jody is right, not sure how a day old would get cocci. Are you sure the blood wasn't coming from a scraped foot or something? Look them over really well.

 

[perfectly_polish]

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No scraped feet or anything. I'm pretty sure it's poop because there's a poop spot and blood around it. If it was a scrape there would be little blood spots everywhere.

 

[silkiechicken]

Day old, meaning literally day old or "day old" meaning like 3-4 days old. If the poop is directly infiltrated with blood then it could be cocci, at this point, sulmet or amprol is all you can use. Under a few days old though, very unlikely they could catch cocci, display symptoms and die. They are small, but it takes a day or two for symptoms to show, and another day or two for them to die. It is fast, but not one day fast. Perhaps something else is amiss? Are they lethargic?

 

[perfectly_polish]

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day old meaning 3-4 days, sorry for the confusion. The ones that died weren't lethargic, the sultan was fine and I woke up and she was dead the next morning, then I noticed my blue orp. not moving as much, laying down, and then in litterally a few minutes he was dead. I just don't want anything to happen to the rest.