chickens dying

[enjoyin' my chickens]

In the last week I have lost 2 of my chickens. Marlon was the first and Goldie was the second. They both were very active and then just took a turn for the worse. Marlon stopped walking around and the others started to peck at him so I brought him into the house. Two days later he was dead. The following morning when I went out to check on my chickens after I had buried Marlon the day before Goldie was dead and pecked. I immediately removed what was left of her from the run and buried her. That was on Saturday morning. Saturday late afternoon I noticed that Buffy was starting to lay around also. I immediately brought her into the house to isolate her from the others and she has refused to eat or drink since. I am scared of losing yet another of my children in less than a weeks time. Marlon was about 3-4 months and Goldie and Buffy are ~5 months. Please help.

Oh yeah all of their poo looks normal so I have pretty much negated the option of cocci. I also added some new birds last weekend but they are isolated in another pen till I can figure out what I am going to do with them.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Could you list any symptoms they showed or post a pic of a sick one? Any sneezing, diarrhea, check for parasites...?

 

[enjoyin' my chickens]

No sneezing, poo is looking a little runny almost a watery look but color appears to be normal and do not see any parasites. i will post a pic in a short bit.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Have you dewormed at all? Given the age I would suspect cocci. I have heard Corid is good for that.

 

[enjoyin' my chickens]

no did not know that had to be done. My ignorance.
What type of wormer and how much should I use?

 

[enjoyin' my chickens]

Here are some pictures.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I use wazine to deworm, but I don't think worms kill them, usually just runny poop I think. Maybe you should read up on cocci and treat for that.

 

[enjoyin' my chickens]

Thank you. I have been reading and it seems that cocci has other symptoms that are tell-tale other than just the blood in the stool. I think that I am going to see if I can pic up some Corid tomorrow from one of the feed stores around here. Thank you for all of your input and I hope that I can get this cleared up fast. i do not want to lose anymore of my birds to this.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good luck, hope your birds are ok. Keep us posted.

 

[7kids12hens]

Hopefully you don't lose anymore birds, but if you do, check with the dept of agriculture for your state, and find out where their lab is. I had my bird necropsied for $30 and gained a wealth of information from it. They should have a vet there that specializes in poultry. They only deal with dead animals though. That will let you know waht / if you need to treat the rest of the flock. Good luck.