Help please

[Coledavis21891]

I lost almost 20 chicks that are 4 to 6 weeks old they are in the brooder that gets cleaned often the chicks have ruffled feathers and their wings droop they also act tired and have bad balance right befor they die thier legs shrivle up and you can see their keel bone like thier wasting away i have them on corid and its not helping at all

 

[nuthatched]

What's their feed? How long and how much corid?

 

[Coledavis21891]

What's their feed? How long and how much corid?

I use purina gamebird chick starter and i use 10 ccs of liquid corid per gallon today is day 5

 

[nuthatched]

I use purina gamebird chick starter and i use 10 ccs of liquid corid per gallon today is day 5

That sounds fine.
Where did you get them? Any thing else in their diet? Are they too cold/hot?

 

[Yah]

Marek Disease

 

[Coledavis21891]

That sounds fine.
Where did you get them? Any thing else in their diet? Are they too cold/hot?

Shouldnt be to hot or cold i have a lamp and space they can get away from it i hatched them and nothing else in the diet i was giving electrolytes twice a week until i started giving corid

 

[Coledavis21891]

How

Marek Disease

Do you tell if thats what it is for sure

 

[nuthatched]

Shouldnt be to hot or cold i have a lamp and space they can get away from it i hatched them and nothing else in the diet i was giving electrolytes twice a week until i started giving corid

You could send one in for necropssy. If their from a hatchery and have never been exposed to other birds, it's very unlikely to be mareks disease especially so young

 

[Yah]

How

Do you tell if thats what it is for sure

Im pretty sure. worked with this with some other person on this website

 

[Coledavis21891]

Their from bird

You could send one in for necropssy. If their from a hatchery and have never been exposed to other birds, it's very unlikely to be mareks disease especially so young

how do i send one in and they are hatched from other chickens i have on the yard they have never been out of the brooder