coccidiosis issues.

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. Can you save the body, keep it wrapped and refrigerated, but not frozen, and send it today to your nearest poultry lab over night shipping? They can do a necropsy, and tell you what is happening in your flock. Here is a link where to contact your state vet:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

 

[azygous]

Years back, we had a thread very similar to yours. Baby chicks were dying and the OP had no clue. Neither did we. It was just as mysterious as your situation. The thread was left without an update for over a year.

The OP came back and finally updated. It turned out they had to move out of their house because the water was contaminated. It's been so long, I forget the details, but there was another similar thread just a couple years ago. The OP had a well, and the water was extremely high in iron. There's a thing about iron that binds with bacteria. It can kill baby chicks.

A necropsy would be a big help in understanding why your chicks are dying. Coccidia needs direct contact with the victim. It's not spread through the air. Water would be a common denominator in all your chicks, and could answer the question why brand new chicks that have never been on the ground are dying.

 

[DellaMyDarling]

I missed first posts.
Did you check if lightbulbs near the brooder are shatter resistant/Teflon coated?
I read through a long mystery death thread that concluded this was the problem.

I presume that there are water test kits such as with soil. I've never looked into it. I should, we also have well water.

 

[Growingthehome]

Here are some more photos of the coop. We just moved it to a safer place. Hubby dugout and made a mesh under barrier since we have snakes and coyote here. Then he filled it back in with dirt and the sand. I'm debating on leaving it sand or adding bedding on top. But regardless, it will be safer and hopefully cleaner.


This is where the older girl spends 80% of their day though.

 

[Growingthehome]

Years back, we had a thread very similar to yours. Baby chicks were dying and the OP had no clue. Neither did we. It was just as mysterious as your situation. The thread was left without an update for over a year.

The OP came back and finally updated. It turned out they had to move out of their house because the water was contaminated. It's been so long, I forget the details, but there was another similar thread just a couple years ago. The OP had a well, and the water was extremely high in iron. There's a thing about iron that binds with bacteria. It can kill baby chicks.

A necropsy would be a big help in understanding why your chicks are dying. Coccidia needs direct contact with the victim. It's not spread through the air. Water would be a common denominator in all your chicks, and could answer the question why brand new chicks that have never been on the ground are dying.

THANK YOU! We just move to this property. They were on our back deck in the city three weeks ago! We have a well here! Is there a way you can treat the well water or check for that?

 

[Growingthehome]

I missed first posts.
Did you check if lightbulbs near the brooder are shatter resistant/Teflon coated?
I read through a long mystery death thread that concluded this was the problem.

I presume that there are water test kits such as with soil. I've never looked into it. I should, we also have well water.

No. They are out where there is no lighting.

 

[Growingthehome]

Sorry for your loss. Can you save the body, keep it wrapped and refrigerated, but not frozen, and send it today to your nearest poultry lab over night shipping? They can do a necropsy, and tell you what is happening in your flock. Here is a link where to contact your state vet:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

In hindsight that would have been a good idea. Hubby buried them.

 

[azygous]

Call your local health department. They can instruct you on how to collect a water sample and where to take it for testing.