Kalifornsky
Songster
Hello, got an account out of nervousness for a new chick that might be showing early symptoms of sickness. Any help or advice at all is much appreciated!
A couple of weeks ago a three-week old emu chick, Koro, was doing fine until one day went downhill very fast- and past away that night. The droppings were one sign something was wrong- watery, with white stringy bits mixed in. As the night went on, the droppings lost the normal green textured quality and were purely water + bits of orange. Koro lost his appetite and threw up several times. The final symptom was breathing problems- and then sadly passed away shortly after that.
We were putting B-12 in the water plus a poultry "nutri-drench." Also putting E Oil in the feed to avoid wry neck (a previous chick got that but recovered).
A week ago Kali hatched, and quickly learned to eat the pellets and drink. Gave her daily fiber (spinach) in the water and seemed pretty independent compared to the other chicks. However, I just noticed a new dropping that looked similar to Koro's before he went downhill. It still has the green chunks, but it's slightly more watery and has the distinct white stringy parts. It's a real concern to me Kali might have caught whatever Koro had.
Is it viral or a parasite, a worm? Any anecdote is welcome, and advice on what this is and how to treat it. Kali is very young, so we aren't even sure she is old enough for wormer.
I'll keep this thread updated on how Kali is doing. Right now she is still bursting with energy, with less interest in food than usual. I hope it's just me fretting over nothing but I thought it would be worth asking if anyone has seen this before.
Thank you!
A couple of weeks ago a three-week old emu chick, Koro, was doing fine until one day went downhill very fast- and past away that night. The droppings were one sign something was wrong- watery, with white stringy bits mixed in. As the night went on, the droppings lost the normal green textured quality and were purely water + bits of orange. Koro lost his appetite and threw up several times. The final symptom was breathing problems- and then sadly passed away shortly after that.
We were putting B-12 in the water plus a poultry "nutri-drench." Also putting E Oil in the feed to avoid wry neck (a previous chick got that but recovered).
A week ago Kali hatched, and quickly learned to eat the pellets and drink. Gave her daily fiber (spinach) in the water and seemed pretty independent compared to the other chicks. However, I just noticed a new dropping that looked similar to Koro's before he went downhill. It still has the green chunks, but it's slightly more watery and has the distinct white stringy parts. It's a real concern to me Kali might have caught whatever Koro had.
Is it viral or a parasite, a worm? Any anecdote is welcome, and advice on what this is and how to treat it. Kali is very young, so we aren't even sure she is old enough for wormer.
I'll keep this thread updated on how Kali is doing. Right now she is still bursting with energy, with less interest in food than usual. I hope it's just me fretting over nothing but I thought it would be worth asking if anyone has seen this before.
Thank you!
. Hope you get some advice from a member who knows emus.
