Help! Chicks dying! I think I know what happened! Am I right?

[Judy]

Speckledhen has talked in a couple of posts about having to treat for cocci in spite of feeding medicated feed. She has wondered whether the med is not working as well as it used to.

 

[raroo]

My chicks had cocci as well despite medicated feed. It was very mild though and I treated it successfully with milk.

 

[KinderKorner]

I am home. Luckily I still have some left. I do believe everyone is right. It was cocci. I will keep them on medicated food. And wait a few weeks before they go outside. What also helps cure it? I believe they don't have it anymore. As in the dying and syntoms. But I want to make sure it is gone and they aren't carrying it before I move them in with my others.

As a side note:

Outside after the hurricain. 5 BLWR lived. 10 died. 2/2 SLW lived. (dang I have like 50 of them) The GLW died. All 8 polish died. the ee lived. and all 4 of the mutts lived.

Darn it. All the chicks that I had a ton of or were not expensive lived. And all my pricey chicks, special breeds, and favorites died. Oh well. I do know at least one BLRW roo and one pullet lived. So thats good. And my family has promised I can replace some of my others eventually.

 

[sammi]

they can get cocci even when on medicated feed sometimes..
the med to use is Liquid Sulmet 12.5%..use exactly as directed.
sulfadimethoxine can also be used.
Amprolium is the med in the chick feed.

keep a check on the droppings..runny, watery, pink, bloody, sometimes carmel
and greenish yellow colored.

could have been chilled and got a respiratory illness..
I prefer Tylan, but if they don't have serious symptoms..terramycin or aureomycin will do.
(terramycin..2 teaspoons per gallon of water /treatment dose)..
aureomycin..1 teaspoon per gallon)