i bought day olds from greenfire farm. only lost one while in the house, it was preety sickly when it was shipped. MOved into the pump house until it got warm enough to keep them in a small coup outside.
Following week i believe i lost two over night, one looked a bit off, gave the ones a bit off some toltrazuril. Then i dosed everyone just in case 1x. thinking that may not have been enough, but i didnt have a ton left. I bought corid a week ago, because i lost two more. Yesterday another dead one and one looking very ill. hunched, fluff out, still eating but not sure footed. These were not cheap birds and they are my pets. I dont know what else to do. I have Sulfadimethoxine i use for coccidia prevention in my goat kids. should i try that? if so what would the dosage be and can it be given in water by chance? i have to individual dose my goat kids for 5 days ever 21 days but i worry about giving chicks liquid.
They are on a mix food of my layer feed that is purchased from a local farmer. It mostly grains with powder supplements. Mixed with a chick starter i got. So these are mixed together and water added. They love it and eat alot. I have been replacing the corrid water 1x a day. they still have the small chick waterer. I have given them sand for grit and probably got the coccidia from that? or just the ground outside.
ps. They are with some birds(silverudds blue) i hatched that are about a week older. raised together, havent lost any of those ones. Maybe the swedish blk hens have a lower immunity? but the two i lost first were the only ones i bought from greenfire that were silverudds. Along with having issues with my quail chicks, this is just beyond frustrating and so sad. I love all my animals and spend most of my free time (when im not working or sleeping) with them.
pss. I seen one of the little ones poop it still has some blood in it with liquid. So maybe the corid isnt working?
Following week i believe i lost two over night, one looked a bit off, gave the ones a bit off some toltrazuril. Then i dosed everyone just in case 1x. thinking that may not have been enough, but i didnt have a ton left. I bought corid a week ago, because i lost two more. Yesterday another dead one and one looking very ill. hunched, fluff out, still eating but not sure footed. These were not cheap birds and they are my pets. I dont know what else to do. I have Sulfadimethoxine i use for coccidia prevention in my goat kids. should i try that? if so what would the dosage be and can it be given in water by chance? i have to individual dose my goat kids for 5 days ever 21 days but i worry about giving chicks liquid.
They are on a mix food of my layer feed that is purchased from a local farmer. It mostly grains with powder supplements. Mixed with a chick starter i got. So these are mixed together and water added. They love it and eat alot. I have been replacing the corrid water 1x a day. they still have the small chick waterer. I have given them sand for grit and probably got the coccidia from that? or just the ground outside.
ps. They are with some birds(silverudds blue) i hatched that are about a week older. raised together, havent lost any of those ones. Maybe the swedish blk hens have a lower immunity? but the two i lost first were the only ones i bought from greenfire that were silverudds. Along with having issues with my quail chicks, this is just beyond frustrating and so sad. I love all my animals and spend most of my free time (when im not working or sleeping) with them.
pss. I seen one of the little ones poop it still has some blood in it with liquid. So maybe the corid isnt working?
i think its the one that isnt doing well at all. Thought he would of been dead this morning, but still hanging on. I put him in the pump house in a bit with food and water really close. I dont think he will make it. I started him on the sulfur drug, figured its not like its going to make him worse. I sure hope the other ones will continue to look good with the corid in the water.
