- Nov 11, 2013
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Hey chicken friends,
A couple of friends and I got 5 chickens in the early summer. We are having a lot of trouble with our Wyanndots getting ill and dying (our buffs are staying healthy). We've had 2 Wyanndots die, and one is sick and looking like she's not going to be around much longer.
We think they keep getting coccidiosis (lethargic, runny to watery poop, droopy feathers, the sick pullets not growing like the others) so have done some things to try to help, like raising their perch to keep them away from damp shavings in an unusually damp summer, treating them with Corid, putting apple cider vinegar in their water feeder, making nipple feeders to keep their water supply clean, cleaning out their shavings. But our 3rd one is sick now. The other 2 were pullets when they got sick and they both hung on for a while; this is the first adult one to get sick, and she's gone downhill fast.
HELP! Does anyone have any suggestions? Paying $50 for a vet visit is pretty much out of our budget. We're all pretty discouraged.
a sad chicken mama,
Gabe
A couple of friends and I got 5 chickens in the early summer. We are having a lot of trouble with our Wyanndots getting ill and dying (our buffs are staying healthy). We've had 2 Wyanndots die, and one is sick and looking like she's not going to be around much longer.
We think they keep getting coccidiosis (lethargic, runny to watery poop, droopy feathers, the sick pullets not growing like the others) so have done some things to try to help, like raising their perch to keep them away from damp shavings in an unusually damp summer, treating them with Corid, putting apple cider vinegar in their water feeder, making nipple feeders to keep their water supply clean, cleaning out their shavings. But our 3rd one is sick now. The other 2 were pullets when they got sick and they both hung on for a while; this is the first adult one to get sick, and she's gone downhill fast.
HELP! Does anyone have any suggestions? Paying $50 for a vet visit is pretty much out of our budget. We're all pretty discouraged.
a sad chicken mama,
Gabe
and Welcome to BYC! Sorry about your girls. X2 Very few people take chickens to a vet, most vets won't even see them anymore. You might try posting in detail on the Emergencies/Diseases board about what has been going on with your Wyandottes. 
