Help. What is wrong with my chicks?

[cmom]

A friend of mine wrote this book. It has a lot of great information.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1440339244/?tag=backy-20

 

[SurferchickinSB]

View attachment 1948067 View attachment 1948068 Hello, I had 8 3 week old chicks. One died 4 days ago, so I’m down to 7. I began treating them with corid (2 tsp in a gallon of water fresh everyday), the day I woke up to the one that had passed because I saw some bloody stool in the brooder.
I’m using a “professional brooder” (I’m not a professional tho). It has a wire bottom so it’s pretty sanitary. I’ll attach a pic. It’s just below 80 now. The one that died had a couple symptoms. The main one was rocking from front to back. She also had her wings spread out, but not out to the side, like vertically if that even makes sense. They formed a tent shape over her.

4 of my 7 remaining chicks are sick. I have removed the sick ones and have them in a makeshift Rubbermaid brooder with a red heat lamp. 80 degree reading on the floor under the lamp. All are displaying different symptoms. One is doing the rocking (it’s almost pulsing) while making a chirping sound that isn’t normal. Her eyes are mostly closed and she has her wings spread just like the chick that died 4 days ago did. She also keeps pasting up so I’ve been giving her daily bum washes. I’ll attach a video of what she’s doing. I’m pretty sad about her. She is an Isbar (Silverrudds Blue) and I was excited to see her grow up. It’s discouraging that I’m on day 5 or the Corid and she’s worse, not better. Leads me to believe maybe Coccidiosis isn’t my issue.
My Olive egger is puffed up and a bit lethargic and has passed bloody stool and keeps pasting up as well, but is eating and drinking and those are her only symptoms.
My beautiful little Wyandotte suddenly can’t walk without stumbling and being very off balance. I’ve seen her do some really awkward summersaults and also lay down on her side in a very strange way. She’s got energy tho and is eating and drinking and seems otherwise chipper.
My little black and white (yellow for now) Swedish Flower Hen seems energetic and normal aside from this really weird thing she’s doing every once in a while. She will suddenly open her beak and throw her head back violently and stumble backwards, almost like something is stuck in her throat or something but I can’t see anything and I can’t feel anything in her crop. I gave her some coconut oil and massaged it but it didn’t help. I saw her do it this morning, but she didn’t do it again while I was out there this afternoon so I don’t have a video yet.

I’m feeding them a chick feed pictured as well as chick grit.

Would be so grateful for input. I’m so sad about my chicks. I’m a first time chicken owner, so this is pretty overwhelming to only see 3 healthy chicks in my brooder. Since today is day 5 on the Corid, my current plan is to stop it tomorrow and give nutri-drench and probiotics. Thoughts? Thanks.

That is so sad and heartbreaking for you. I hope you are able to straighten out your situation and get your chicks healthy again.I wish I could offer some help, but I have no idea what is wrong with your chicks, hopefully somebody on here will be able to help you.

 

[ValerieJ]

Now that Wyorp Rock is here, I want to defer to her greater wisdom and experience. I already said what I would be doing, but I would also be on here getting reassurance that it’s the right thing to do. I’m sticking with the conversation to learn.

It’s terrible that your first experience with chicks has turned out like this. I hope it won’t sour you on having chickens.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Now that Wyorp Rock is here, I want to defer to her greater wisdom and experience. I already said what I would be doing, but I would also be on here getting reassurance that it’s the right thing to do. I’m sticking with the conversation to learn.

It’s terrible that your first experience with chicks has turned out like this. I hope it won’t sour you on having chickens.

Thanks for all your help and support. I’m pretty sad about it all. I think the Isbar is going to pass away today. I wish I knew what was wrong.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

That is so sad and heartbreaking for you. I hope you are able to straighten out your situation and get your chicks healthy again.I wish I could offer some help, but I have no idea what is wrong with your chicks, hopefully somebody on here will be able to help you.

Thank you <3

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Photos of the poop?

Omg so I went to take a photo of the poop for you and turned the red lamp off to get a better picture and upon turning it off, saw that the poop is really really green. Some of it, at least. Like a really weird darker green. The red light made it look normal.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Omg so I went to take a photo of the poop for you and turned the red lamp off to get a better picture and upon turning it off, saw that the poop is really really green. Some of it, at least. Like a really weird darker green. The red light made it look normal.

Can you see that dark weird green poop in the middle? My two year old is being a nightmare so my picture attempt was pretty bad.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Are they drinking the Corid water at all?
I would get them hydrated, then offer some egg to eat.
Crops are all emptying?

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Are they drinking the Corid water at all?
I would get them hydrated, then offer some egg to eat.
Crops are all emptying?

Yes I’ve seen all drinking the Corid water as of last night. Maybe not enough? Yes all crops emptying.

About to go give the Corid directly in her mouth. Then hydrate. Then I’ll make an egg.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Thank you <3

I see you have the temperature at 80°, but they look kind of cold to me and the way they are cheeping sounds like they are cold. They don’t look like they have a lot of feathers yet, Maybe try raising the temperature 5°.Try lowering the lamp a bit and placing it in the corner and see if they huddle all towards the corner