cocci in my brooder

[casportpony]

Does a necropsy tell me what they died of?

In the majority of cases, yes, it would.

-Kathy

 

[mwash]

I had not yet, I will do that now.

 

[mwash]

Would you recommend treating my chickens outside that were with the silkies, as though they have it, just to be safe? And if I use this for a preventative for my chicks that are separate and isolated from the others, is that life long prevention? Or would some of them be ok since they were on medicated chick feed to start with?

How do I sanitize my brooder? Can I actually get rid of this with bleach? Or is there a better way?

Thank you so much, you have been a world of help!

 

[seminolewind]

I don't know if I'm misunderstanding something, but how many have died from the cold?

 

[Triple Willow]

@mwash... sent you a pm.

 

[ten chicks]

Treat ALL birds for coccidiosis,clean brooders using cleaning ammonia. Make sure you predator proof your coop/run ASAP,that includes dogs!

I would also suggest some books on chicken keeping.

 

[mwash]

I don't know if I'm misunderstanding something, but how many have died from the cold?

None have died from the cold. I thought the first one did, but after the second died, when it was perfectly happy (seemingly) an hour before, I realized it wasn't the cold.

 

[mwash]

Treat ALL birds for coccidiosis,clean brooders using cleaning ammonia. Make sure you predator proof your coop/run ASAP,that includes dogs!

I would also suggest some books on chicken keeping.

Ammonia...that's good to know, and my run/coop has been predator proof for awhile now...once we figured out it was eagles carrying off our birds and how to avoid it. I haven't had a chicken carried off in a few weeks, actually (since precautionary measurements have been taken) The dog thing...that was because my husband attached the run to the fence, even though I wanted the run away from the fence. A chicken got to the fence and a dog tried to pull it through. That was fixed that night. In fact the predators are not my problem right now, it's trying to figure out how to make sure the rest of my chickens don't get sick.

 

[casportpony]

A good place to start would be to get a baseline weight on all of them, then weigh them every now and then to check for proper gains. A growing chick should make *daily* gains and if it's not, you need to figure out why. I'm not suggesting that you weigh them daily, but you might want to do it weekly until you get a better feel for caring for poultry. Any weight loss or too little gain should be considered a serious matter, IMO.

-Kathy