Ginny0
In the Brooder
- Aug 16, 2020
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Long story short: We lost a new Sussex chick to coccidiosis last night. We purchased it with two other 5wk olds from McMurray Hatchery. It was less than 1/2 the size of the other two, and not eating or drinking, right out of the box. Being new to raising chickens (we also have 3 young hens who are 16 weeks old) I attributed its condition to travel stress and the fact that they gave us a very tiny chick with two much larger ones. I called them right away and complained. I then spent 36 hours nursing it back to health and was thrilled when it lived, gained weight every day, and acted totally normal. Fast forward 2 weeks to yesterday morning: I saw bloody poop in the brooder. After a quick online search, we drove to TS to buy Corid immediately. All 3 chicks drank the Corid water, ate fine, and acted normal yesterday. They all looked normal when going to sleep. But tiny chick died during the night. I am shocked by how fast this happened once I saw what I thought was the first evidence, the bloody poop. Now I'm worried that I have doomed the other two chicks because I nursed the tiny one back to life. Could she have been sick with Cocci right from the hatchery 2 weeks ago? I see traces of blood in the poop of the other two chicks. They have been drinking the Corid water for 24 hours. Can they still make it without damage to their system? Should I be treating our older hens who have not had contact with them or their poop, but have been close (separated by hardware cloth)?
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