Help! Super bloody poo 😩

[Laurenwill93]

I have a chick that hatched April 20th it somehow got out of the baby pen and got stuck in the rain with 2 others. I brought them in immediately and the others seem okay but one now has super bloody poos and it’s every poo it has no injuries but could it be from getting too cold in the rain? I have a total of 10 babies and these 3 were the only ones to not go in the coop in the rain. They’re in the house getting heated up and only the one has bloody poos theyre peeping and all fluffed up again Standing, walking, whatnot. Then there’s 1 pretty sluggish one with really bad poos. I feel terrible any advice Is greatly appreciated!

 

[Eggcessive]

Go to a feed store and get Corid liquid or powder for cattle to treat for coccidiosis. Put 10 ml (2 tsp) of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder in each gallon of water as the only source of water. Change it daily and give foe 7 days. With the liquid Corid you can also give undiluted Corid 0.1 ml per pound of weight orally in addition for a boost to the weakest chicks.

 

[BugStalker]

It definitely sounds like it got coccidiosis, possibly from getting out of the pen. This is contagious to other chicks exposed to the droppings, which is why corid should go in the water for all of them. Post back if you have any questions, let us know how it goes.

 

[BugStalker]

This also might be part of why you were having trouble in your other thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dying-chicks.1523330/

 

[Laurenwill93]

Is it safe for ducks? I can seperate the ducks if I need to. I only have 2. Should I keep the babies all seperated from my larger hens? I’ve just started opening the baby coop so they can interact with the others probably for a week now. (They sleep and generally stay very close to their coop though). I assume it’s safe to say they all have it if they’ve had any exposure to eachother?

 

[Laurenwill93]

This also might be part of why you were having trouble in your other thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dying-chicks.1523330/

They were so tiny when I got them I just thought maybe they had gotten a bad start or something. I wish I had caught this sooner. I just haven’t noticed any signs until now. They’ve all been active normal babies

 

[coach723]

You don't have to separate the ducklings, the Corid is safe for them to drink. You should start treatment as soon as possible. Some strains of coccidia can progress quickly and can be fatal if not treated or treatment is delayed.
Having said that you don't need to separate the ducklings for treatment, you should be prepared to separate them soon. Ducks and water are messy and wet, those are not optimal conditions for chickens. Usually most find it better to house them separately.
If your adult birds are acting normal you don't need to treat them. Most adults have some resistance the the strains they've been exposed to. The chicks that recover will also be resistant to those strains in the future.

 

[Laurenwill93]

Go to a feed store and get Corid liquid or powder for cattle to treat for coccidiosis. Put 10 ml (2 tsp) of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder in each gallon of water as the only source of water. Change it daily and give foe 7 days. With the liquid Corid you can also give undiluted Corid 0.1 ml per pound of weight orally in addition for a boost to the weakest chicks.

Thank u! I wrote all that down and put it on the fridge. Thank u for the exact amounts as well. That makes it so much easier.