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Hi friends – your advice and insights have always helped us through troubled times, and we’re having some rough days and nights lately –
April - 25: Brought home (22) new hens and (2) roosters (several breeds, ranging from 12-14 weeks) from local breeder to add to our flock which was down to (2) old hens. Everyone appeared strong and healthy, acclamation to new coop went great.
May-15: Awoke to a sick hen, lethargic, not eating, not roosting, not walking, bloody poop. After consulting with breeder, these chicks were not fed medicated-feed. We (along with breeder) expected coccidiosis and immediately begin Corid (powder) in drinking water at 1 tsp per gallon for all. Segregated sick hen to ‘hospital’ (rabbit hutch) and syringe Corid-water and feed.
May-16: Hen dies. We continue Corid (powder) in drinking water for flock at 1 tsp per gallon for 7 days.
May -17 : One of the youngest hens again has bloody poop, is unthrifty and is separated and given Corid water 1 tsp. We also lose this hen. (She was stunted and always smaller than the rest of the group)
May 22: Awake to (2) dead hens that appeared fine the day before. Cannot locate any bloody poop in coop. Recheck this website and learn we may not have been providing a strong enough dose and that followup dosage of Corid is necessary to build immunity in the remaining flock. Increase dosage in water to 1.5 tsp per gallon for all.
June-13: Another hen has become sick and is in hospital receiving syringe-fed food and Corid-water. Read here that up to 2 tsp Corid per gallon ok, increased to that dose. Some blood in one poop.
June-18: Sick hen still alive but now lying splay legged and cannot walk, while will eat and drink by hand but appears paralyzed.
We have:
· Completely cleaned the coop from top to bottom
· Checked vents and skin for any type of worms (but we have not wormed them – we have purchased Wazine but do not know if we can safely give in conjunction to Corid)
· Have Safeguard on hand.
In retrospect, we thought this was all Coccidia based issues, however, wobbling and paralysis has occurred in the other lost hens. We are sadly thinking that we are dealing with possibly Mareks (paralysis) and Coccidiosis (bloody poop)?
Going to cull this sick hen to end her suffering --
We could really use your help, thank you so much --- tried to keep this as short of a read as possible
April - 25: Brought home (22) new hens and (2) roosters (several breeds, ranging from 12-14 weeks) from local breeder to add to our flock which was down to (2) old hens. Everyone appeared strong and healthy, acclamation to new coop went great.
May-15: Awoke to a sick hen, lethargic, not eating, not roosting, not walking, bloody poop. After consulting with breeder, these chicks were not fed medicated-feed. We (along with breeder) expected coccidiosis and immediately begin Corid (powder) in drinking water at 1 tsp per gallon for all. Segregated sick hen to ‘hospital’ (rabbit hutch) and syringe Corid-water and feed.
May-16: Hen dies. We continue Corid (powder) in drinking water for flock at 1 tsp per gallon for 7 days.
May -17 : One of the youngest hens again has bloody poop, is unthrifty and is separated and given Corid water 1 tsp. We also lose this hen. (She was stunted and always smaller than the rest of the group)
May 22: Awake to (2) dead hens that appeared fine the day before. Cannot locate any bloody poop in coop. Recheck this website and learn we may not have been providing a strong enough dose and that followup dosage of Corid is necessary to build immunity in the remaining flock. Increase dosage in water to 1.5 tsp per gallon for all.
June-13: Another hen has become sick and is in hospital receiving syringe-fed food and Corid-water. Read here that up to 2 tsp Corid per gallon ok, increased to that dose. Some blood in one poop.
June-18: Sick hen still alive but now lying splay legged and cannot walk, while will eat and drink by hand but appears paralyzed.
We have:
· Completely cleaned the coop from top to bottom
· Checked vents and skin for any type of worms (but we have not wormed them – we have purchased Wazine but do not know if we can safely give in conjunction to Corid)
· Have Safeguard on hand.
In retrospect, we thought this was all Coccidia based issues, however, wobbling and paralysis has occurred in the other lost hens. We are sadly thinking that we are dealing with possibly Mareks (paralysis) and Coccidiosis (bloody poop)?
Going to cull this sick hen to end her suffering --
We could really use your help, thank you so much --- tried to keep this as short of a read as possible