Rraggs
In the Brooder
We've got 21 chickens. 6 adults, 3 at 16 weeks, 1 at 15 weeks and 11 at 14 weeks.
The adults seem healthy, exception of one but I'm pretty sure she's just molting not so gracefully.
Most chicks seem healthy except 2 as of this morning. They are about 15 weeks old. I lost one little girl about 2 weeks ago. Lethargic one day and just skin and bone, dead the next morning. I thought I must have overlooked her somehow, still feel horrible but trying to learn from mistakes.
Last Monday one of my boys, a rooster chick I have a real soft spot for, started getting off-balance and puffing up, laying around, eyes closed. I got my chicken bible out (this site) and determined he had all the symptoms of cocci except bloody stools. Next day, bloody stools. Started Corid on all.
5 days of Corid and we're on our 2nd day of probiotics.
Now another one seems to be "off balance". They look drunk. Mojo (1st sick guy) looks like he wants to do more but his body is not cooperating.
He eats and seems to almost "gag" on his food and has to work it down opening and closing his beak, raising and moving his head around, and making some clicking noises. His appetite is still very good.
I'm just not sure where to go from here.
The adults seem healthy, exception of one but I'm pretty sure she's just molting not so gracefully.
Most chicks seem healthy except 2 as of this morning. They are about 15 weeks old. I lost one little girl about 2 weeks ago. Lethargic one day and just skin and bone, dead the next morning. I thought I must have overlooked her somehow, still feel horrible but trying to learn from mistakes.
Last Monday one of my boys, a rooster chick I have a real soft spot for, started getting off-balance and puffing up, laying around, eyes closed. I got my chicken bible out (this site) and determined he had all the symptoms of cocci except bloody stools. Next day, bloody stools. Started Corid on all.
5 days of Corid and we're on our 2nd day of probiotics.
Now another one seems to be "off balance". They look drunk. Mojo (1st sick guy) looks like he wants to do more but his body is not cooperating.
He eats and seems to almost "gag" on his food and has to work it down opening and closing his beak, raising and moving his head around, and making some clicking noises. His appetite is still very good.
I'm just not sure where to go from here.