- Aug 4, 2013
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Hi,
I just brought 3 silkie chicks the other day all around 1 - 2 weeks old. The littlest one (about a week old) is having poop stuck to his butt sometimes. I also saw a little blood on his feathers around his butt but I have yet to see any bloody poop. He does seem a little fluffed but is otherwise eating and drinking well. The other 2 chicks seem fine with well-formed stool. I am not sure what the sick chick's poop looks like, I just know I have not seen any bloody stool in the cage. My question is...could this chick have coccidiosis? From my reading it sounded like coccidia took a couple weeks before the chicks show symptoms?
Shelly
I just brought 3 silkie chicks the other day all around 1 - 2 weeks old. The littlest one (about a week old) is having poop stuck to his butt sometimes. I also saw a little blood on his feathers around his butt but I have yet to see any bloody poop. He does seem a little fluffed but is otherwise eating and drinking well. The other 2 chicks seem fine with well-formed stool. I am not sure what the sick chick's poop looks like, I just know I have not seen any bloody stool in the cage. My question is...could this chick have coccidiosis? From my reading it sounded like coccidia took a couple weeks before the chicks show symptoms?
Shelly