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

[BesideStillWaters]

Sound like coccidiosis. They will need treatment.

If they aren't eating or drinking, I assume I'll need to somehow administer with a syringe on the beak without making them choke?

 

[kristieh]

Looks like the same name and also CORID, but all I'm finding is for bovine...

Try your stock feed suppliers.

 

[kristieh]

If they aren't eating or drinking, I assume I'll need to somehow administer with a syringe on the beak without making them choke?

Yes, that works well. A very small amount at a time.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

Sound like coccidiosis. They will need treatment.

Does this mean my two-year-old roosters too? Trying to find an article on how they get this and how it spreads. These are my new chicks. I'm just now introducing outside, and they have had some contact through rabbit wire only with the main flock. However, my main flock seems to be okay right now. A couple of weeks ago, I lost a hen to unknown causes though.

 

[kristieh]

Try your stock feed suppliers.

Try to feed them grower crumble rather than layer as the grower has a higher protein content.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

Try to feed them grower crumble rather than layer as the grower has a higher protein content.

I will do that - I swapped it this week because they are getting closer to egg-laying age and I didn't want them to start laying and not have enough calcium.

 

[kristieh]

I will do that - I swapped it this week because they are getting closer to egg-laying age and I didn't want them to start laying and not have enough calcium.

I change my grower feed gradually to layer at about 20 weeks of age.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

I change my grower feed gradually to layer at about 20 weeks of age.

Thanks, I didn't realize it was too early to change over.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coccidiosis-how-to-treat-it.64386/

I found this article, and it says: "You do need to make a fresh batch every day, and keep him/her away from all the other chickens." Since all the chicks are together, it's safe to assume that they all need the treatment? Do I also need to treat the main flock?

 

[kristieh]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coccidiosis-how-to-treat-it.64386/

I found this article, and it says: "You do need to make a fresh batch every day, and keep him/her away from all the other chickens." Since all the chicks are together, it's safe to assume that they all need the treatment? Do I also need to treat the main flock?

If they are together better to be sure than sorry.