Help!! Chick emergency

[Nmeng]

Hi! I have 7 chicks ranging from 4-2 weeks old. About 3 days ago I started to noticed liquid to water poo but no blood. I also changed food so I asssumed it was that. 2 days ago I noticed some respiratory sounds/ rattling off and on, cough or sneeze sounds and general fluffed feather posture. Still eating and drinking and bursts of energy. Saw blood in stool today so no treating for coccidosis (spelled that wrong) due to blood in stool but they aren’t wanting to drink- only eat.

What do I do? I’m hopeful they will begin drinking more so they can get the corid (doing liquid with 2.5 ml per quart of water) but what do I do for the respiratory? I have Tigard coming and should arrive tomorrow which I read will helps respiratory virus… but I don’t know if I should give while treating with corid or what the best thing to do is.

Please help. This is my first go with chicks- I’ve only had hens previously.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

@The Moonshiner @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[LaFleche]

You can treat them with a sulfa drug like sulfadimethoxine which will take care of the intestinal as well as the possible respiratory infection.

And welcome to the BYC community!

 

[Nmeng]

You can treat them with a sulfa drug like sulfadimethoxine which will take care of the intestinal as well as the possible respiratory infection.

And welcome to the BYC community!

Thank you. Where do I find that? Would I discontinue the corid and start this?

 

[Eggcessive]

Where did the chicks come from? I would continue the Corid for now. Tiagard that is coming can treat symptoms of mycoplasma (MG.) Sulfa antibiotics such as sulfadimethoxine which treats coccidiosis, can treat certain respiratory disease such as coryza. That can be found online on some pigeon sites or from a vet. Hopefully, the chicks do not have a respiratory disease. Irritation from dust and feed or mold from water spills, and ammonia from droppings can cause an occasional sneeze. If you see watery/bubbly eye or swelling of the eyelid, that can be a sign of MG. MG can pass from contact with carriers or through hatching eggs.

 

[LaFleche]

Thank you. Where do I find that? Would I discontinue the corid and start this?

https://jedds.com/

You can continue the Corid drench until the sulfadimethoxine arrives and then switch.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a link for sulfa antibiotic:
https://jedds.com/products/medicox-...54g579lvl9vDJNG3DaTSg4csA8XG7eTDhI6GOybN5o0MA
It is a little harder on them than Corid, but it can treat some strains that Corid may not treat.

To get more Corid water into them, try adding a little to a small amount of their feed in a small bowl twice a day. The maximum amount of Corid should be used, and that is 2tsp per gallon (or 1/2 tsp per quart) of water for 5 days.

 

[Nmeng]

Where did the chicks come from? I would continue the Corid for now. Tiagard that is coming can treat symptoms of mycoplasma (MG.) Sulfa antibiotics such as sulfadimethoxine which treats coccidiosis, can treat certain respiratory disease such as coryza. That can be found online on some pigeon sites or from a vet. Hopefully, the chicks do not have a respiratory disease. Irritation from dust and feed or mold from water spills, and ammonia from droppings can cause an occasional sneeze. If you see watery/bubbly eye or swelling of the eyelid, that can be a sign of MG. MG can pass from contact with carriers or through hatching eggs.

I keep their brooder pretty cleaned at least once a day because they are always dumping their water. But could be the case because it seems the respiratory sounds are worse in the morning after they have slept on the pine shavings it just seemingly started out of nowhere. They are came from local small hatcheries. I’ll continue with the corid. I have mixed the watered solution (2.5 ml to 1 qt water) for them to drink and took some extra water mixture and moisten their feed (not medicated) to help them get meds since they aren’t drinking a lot but eating fine. Is that ok?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What kind of waterer are you using, that they keep dumping it? I wonder if mold could be an issue.

 

[Nmeng]

Here is a link for sulfa antibiotic:
https://jedds.com/products/medicox-...54g579lvl9vDJNG3DaTSg4csA8XG7eTDhI6GOybN5o0MA
It is a little harder on them than Corid, but it can treat some strains that Corid may not treat.

To get more Corid water into them, try adding a little to a small amount of their feed in a small bowl twice a day. The maximum amount of Corid should be used, and that is 2tsp per gallon (or 1/2 tsp per quart) of water for 5 days.

Perfect! I’ll keep trucking a long though. I just assumed it was a respiratory illness because of the weird noises beyond the sneezing- but I’ll hold off and just see how things unfold with just the corid for now.