Help. What is wrong with my chicks?

[BluebirdHomestead]

It happens, don't beat yourself up. Correct, no nutri drench. Do the daily dose of full strength corid drench and give them the medicated corid water. For clarity, here is the dosing for the oral drench: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/
For those not drinking, give them the corid water diring the day as often as you can until they do start drinking well. Those that are not showing symptoms should be drinking enough to just have the medicated water. I would treat them all, they have all been exposed, that way you don't have more getting sick part way through treating others. For the one you lost, depending on the strain of coccidia you have, it can progress fast, so not necessarily anything you did or did not do. Sometimes the intestinal damage is just too much for them to recover from.

I have actually been treating them all with the Corid water. Today is day 6. At what point do I stop??

And thanks for all your help. So don’t dose again directly tonight and wait until tomorrow. I so badly don’t want to lose anymore.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

...and don't forget to get it down the right hole
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

I am actually so scared of doing it wrong that way that I’ve been putting a drop at a time on the side of their beak and then letting them suck that in and swallow it before doing another. Is that ok?

 

[ValerieJ]

I'm so sorry you lost your Chick today. You really did everything possible to save her.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

I'm so sorry you lost your Chick today. You really did everything possible to save her.

Thanks. Appreciate it. I really hope not to lose any more.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

 

[coach723]

How are they today? For your ones that are not showing any symptoms and have been on it for 6 days, they are probably ok at this point, I would do the second week at the follow up preventative dosing, I've added the chart at the bottom (always use the severe outbreak dosing). Are they still separated? For the ones still showing symptoms I would continue treatment, making sure they are taking in plenty of the medicated water daily. There is a possiblility that you have a resistant strain. The other treatment is to get a sulfa medication and use that. It's harder on their systems than Corid so I only use it when I don't get results with the correct dose of Corid. A sulfa drug like Dimethox or Albon (Sulfadimethoxine), Sulmet (sulfamethazine) or SMZ/TMP (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim). Some have to come from a vet, you can get bird sulfa on line, there are many online sources. Dose is 100mg per kg of bird weight orally every 12 hours. https://www.countrysidepet.com/products/bird-sulfa-sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim-30-tablets
You can also use toltrazuril: https://www.allthingsbunnies.com/Toltrazuril-5-Suspension-for-Coccidiosis-p/med132.htm
Here is a thread that discusses all of them:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-them-work-in-progress.1219441/#post-19496375
Not trying to bury you with information, just making sure you have everything so you can choose.

 

[rosemarysugar]

I got my chicks at SERENITY SPROUTS also and they had the same problem.

 

[ValerieJ]

I got my chicks at SERENITY SPROUTS also and they had the same problem.

Oh no! Did they live

 

[rosemarysugar]

Oh no! Did they live

Yes! Now they are all super healthy. One did pass but we think it was liver problems.

 

[ValerieJ]

Thanks. Appreciate it. I really hope not to lose any more.

How are the babies this morning?