Corid not working for chicks with coccidia?

[Kennas_Kritters]

So a few days ago I noticed one of my chicks was lethargic and had its eyes closed sitting in a corner. It's poop had some blood in it and a bit of mucus stuff so obviously my first thought was coccidia. They're all about 4 weeks old. I went to the store to get some liquid corid to treat them and by the time I got home that chick had passed away. The other chicks that were in with it looked and acted ok but I did notice some blood and mucous in their poop so I started treatment. I added 1 tsp to a half gallon of water and gave that to them as their only source of water. I moved them into a pen with a wire bottom so their poop would drop through the bottom to prevent them from eating or stepping in the poop. They all looked fine when treatment started but the next day 2 more were dead. They seemed fine the day before. Now today day 4 of treatment another is very lethargic. I've seen it drink the corid water and I even added some of the medicated water to their food to make sure they're all getting some. It's very weak and lethargic. It looked perfectly fine yesterday. What should I do? The rest of the chicks look ok right now but so did the others before they dropped dead. Was I to late with treatment or is there something else I could do?

 

[nuthatched]

Was is red blood or pink intestinal shed?

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

Was is red blood or pink intestinal shed?

The little bit I saw looked more pink than red. I'm watching to see if they poop out anymore. One of them just pooped and I didn't see blood but it was white/clear and was basically all mucous.

 

[nuthatched]

The little bit I saw looked more pink than red. I'm watching to see if they poop out anymore. One of them just pooped and I didn't see blood but it was white/clear and was basically all mucous.

Hmm. I wouldn't think it's Coccidosis then.
What's their diet?

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

Hmm. I wouldn't think it's Coccidosis then.
What's their diet?

They eat dumor chick starter. All the rest of my chicks that aren't with them are doing good. It's just the chicks that were in one brooder together. Im keeping them seperate from the ones that appear healthy.

 

[nuthatched]

They eat dumor chick starter. All the rest of my chicks that aren't with them are doing good. It's just the chicks that were in one brooder together. Im keeping them seperate from the ones that appear healthy.

Good idea. Could they be getting too hot?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Please.

Post photos of the chicks, the poop and the brooder.

Thank you!

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

Do they access to the bare ground? If not, give them a plate full of sand or dirt from your yard. It does wonder for my chicks, clearing up bloody stool in a day or two.

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

I put the chick that's acting lethargic in its own little pen with paper towels on the bottom so I could see it's poop and now it's poop looks normal. It's still acting lethargic though.... What the heck could be going on? This chick hadn't touched the ground before it started acting weird.

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

Good idea. Could they be getting too hot?

They are off heat now and in the shade so I don't think they're getting to hot. The rest act fine right now. Just the one is acting off.