Four-month-old chicks have no energy, will not eat, and have runny poo - possibly bad feed?

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DobieLover said:
If the pullets are not willingly eating or drinking, you need to drench each bird. Give each bird 1/2 tsp undiluted Corid. CAREFULLY drip it along the corner of the beak so it wicks in and the bird swallows on its own. I would drench once daily for 3-5 days.
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How do I drench with undiluted when I have powder? What is the ratio for that?
 
Crazy Maizie said:
Yeah, I wouldn't soak them. I didn't realize that wa s a method to use. Maybe use the powder permethrin?
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I didn't either, but it worked! So glad too, the infestation was bad. As far as I know, only the adults were affected, but the young ones were scratching where the adults had been so I was just being careful.

I'll try that, thanks. I have powder on hand.
 
BesideStillWaters said:
These two pullets I have pictured here, I managed to get to take some water with corid in it but not much. Both of them have soft crops, and I haven't seen them eat. It's almost like their crops are full of water. No one else is like this. Is this a symptom of coccidiosis?
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The gold one, Pipsqueak, passed away this morning. I dont know if it was related to the coccidiosis or if it was a crop issue. Hoping her sister pulls through.
 
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All of the younger pullets and older hens are shaking their heads a lot. Is this another symptom or is this unrelated? I don't see signs of mites, and I treated them recently with permethrin. I'm at a loss at how to help these chickens at this point.

The younger ones are gaining an appetite now at least. I also changed the feed back to chick starter, and I hope all the weakness and appetite loss wasn't made worse by my swapping to a feed they didnt like.
 
BesideStillWaters said:
All of the younger pullets and older hens are shaking their heads a lot. Is this another symptom or is this unrelated? I don't see signs of mites, and I treated them recently with permethrin. I'm at a loss at how to help these chickens at this point.

The younger ones are gaining an appetite now at least. I also changed the feed back to chick starter, and I hope all the weakness and appetite loss wasn't made worse by my swapping to a feed they didnt like.
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Is ther any way they could have gotten into something toxic? Can you get a video?
 
Crazy Maizie said:
Is ther any way they could have gotten into something toxic? Can you get a video?
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No, I don't think so. These guys haven't had access to anything outside their run.

Yes, I'll upload it to Youtube when I can. :)

Update - lost the two pullets who weren't drinking, even though I drenched both. Pipsqueak's crop didn't empty, so she didn't get the meds. Candy lasted from Saturday until Wednesday morning, at which point I was really struggling with if I was causing prolonged suffering or recovery so her so it was almost a relief. It looks like everyone else is making a full recovery.
 
Crazy Maizie said:
Sorry to hear about your pullets. Hope the others continue to get better.
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Thank you, me too. That's why the delay in responding, I've been too heartbroken to come on. I never wanted to play favorites, but Pipsqueak was a favorite. And I almost lost the other, Gazette. But Gazette is doing well.
 

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