Dead Pullet

[MassChick]

Hi I have two 7 week old Easter Eggers. Yesterday afternoon I noticed some Bloody poop. I googled it and was almost certain it was the stomach lining that is supposed to happen. I remembered that happening to my older girls. This morning one of them was dead sadly. I'm thinking this may have been something else. Is there a wormer I should get so I can try to at least give the other one a chance. I immediately moved her and cleaned the feeding dishes etc.

 

[jaclyncarneal]

Everything ive read said that demascuas (probably spelled that wrong) earth is a good wormer. Theres a few youtube videos on it too. Though im sure someone here with more experience can help you better.

 

[Natalie783]

To me it sounds like a hair worm could be the problem, according to the book I have. I would try a dewormer to help the situation. Was the chicken emaciated or lethargic before she passed? If so , it is probably a hair worm to blame.

 

[rebrascora]

At 7 weeks it is much more likely to be coccidiosis than worms, but a photo of the bloody poop would help clarify it if you still have access to it. My chicks often pass some intestinal lining at hat age so it could have been that a\nd have nothing to do with why it died. Intestinal lining looks more flesh coloured than bloody.pDid the chick show any signs of being sick? Usually with Coccidiosis, they will appear hunched and not so active for a day or two before they die. Marek's disease can cause sudden death at this age with no apparent symptoms, usually caused by an aggressive visceral tumour. Sending the dead chick's carcass for a necropsy is the only way to know for sure.

@jaclyncarneal
For your info, the general consensus of experienced poultry keepers here on BYC is that DE has no impact on internal parasites (worms) It is used as an anti caking agent and mite prevention in many feeds and if it had any benefits as regards deworming I am pretty sure the feed companies would be advertising that beneficial property. I am aware of the You Tube videos but unless those people advocating it, got faecal samples done before and after treatment to prove it was effective, I'm with the sceptics as regards the use of DE for worms. There are many reasons why chickens might have poopy butts and the fact that DE clears it up does not mean that it kills worms, which is the suggestion in the most popular video on the subject.

 

[jaclyncarneal]

@rebrascora
Thank you I wasnt aware of that. Good to know incase my chickens ever get worms!

 

[MassChick]

To me it sounds like a hair worm could be the problem, according to the book I have. I would try a dewormer to help the situation. Was the chicken emaciated or lethargic before she passed? If so , it is probably a hair worm to blame.

No! She was fine, that's why I don't get it.

 

[MassChick]

At 7 weeks it is much more likely to be coccidiosis than worms, but a photo of the bloody poop would help clarify it if you still have access to it. My chicks often pass some intestinal lining at hat age so it could have been that a\nd have nothing to do with why it died. Intestinal lining looks more flesh coloured than bloody.pDid the chick show any signs of being sick? Usually with Coccidiosis, they will appear hunched and not so active for a day or two before they die. Marek's disease can cause sudden death at this age with no apparent symptoms, usually caused by an aggressive visceral tumour. Sending the dead chick's carcass for a necropsy is the only way to know for sure.

@jaclyncarneal
For your info, the general consensus of experienced poultry keepers here on BYC is that DE has no impact on internal parasites (worms) It is used as an anti caking agent and mite prevention in many feeds and if it had any benefits as regards deworming I am pretty sure the feed companies would be advertising that beneficial property. I am aware of the You Tube videos but unless those people advocating it, got faecal samples done before and after treatment to prove it was effective, I'm with the sceptics as regards the use of DE for worms. There are many reasons why chickens might have poopy butts and the fact that DE clears it up does not mean that it kills worms, which is the suggestion in the most popular video on the subject.

So she came from an NPIP breeder so she should have been vaccinated. She may have been fluffed up a little? Chicken Chick says to use Corrid?

 

[rebrascora]

Corid will treat coccidiosis if it was in fact a bloody poop and not shed lining.

If she came from a private breeder then that certainly increases the chances of it being Marek's. NPIP certification does not cover Marek's and most private breeders don't vaccinate but the vaccine that is available to them is not very effective anyway.

How long have you had them? If it is only a week or two, it is possible that she has been exposed to a different strain of Coccidiosis than she had developed resistance to when she moved to her new home with you. Have you been using medicated feed?