- Dec 19, 2012
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Okay, I got my chicks monday morning and they all looked AWESOME.
Half are now dead, or dying.
It sounded to me like coccidiosis. Does this sound like it to you??
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) they should be about 2-3 days, red stars, black stars, a golden polish, and australorps (none of my anconas have any problem)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
They are perfectly fine and normal, then they begin to run around less then the others. Then they stop eating. They act more and more lethargic, crawl away, and will either lay down or fall asleep sitting. Some have pooped dark brown runny stool. They eventually reach the point that they are lying down, stretching out, labored breathing, or some have curled up really tight. Finally, most of them have leaked fluid from their mouths as they die.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? A few hours after I got them home, and every few hours since, there is another one infected.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.no
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
quick chick in the water, non-medicated feed
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
they should have been vaccinated from it.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
They are in a pallet brooder, with chicken wire on the bottom raised over a tarp so that everything falls through. I know the pallet can harbor the bacteria, but like I said - they were supposed to be vaccinated from Cocci.
Half are now dead, or dying.
It sounded to me like coccidiosis. Does this sound like it to you??
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) they should be about 2-3 days, red stars, black stars, a golden polish, and australorps (none of my anconas have any problem)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
They are perfectly fine and normal, then they begin to run around less then the others. Then they stop eating. They act more and more lethargic, crawl away, and will either lay down or fall asleep sitting. Some have pooped dark brown runny stool. They eventually reach the point that they are lying down, stretching out, labored breathing, or some have curled up really tight. Finally, most of them have leaked fluid from their mouths as they die.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? A few hours after I got them home, and every few hours since, there is another one infected.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.no
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
quick chick in the water, non-medicated feed
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
they should have been vaccinated from it.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
They are in a pallet brooder, with chicken wire on the bottom raised over a tarp so that everything falls through. I know the pallet can harbor the bacteria, but like I said - they were supposed to be vaccinated from Cocci.
You need to get to a feed store right away and get a bovine med called Corid. It kills the parasite that causes Cocci. Also make sure you change their bedding if they have any, and disinfect your brooder and food/water dishes with ammonia. Bleach will not kill the bacteria.
