I need help, older chicks keep dieing :(

[lindy]

Are they just eating the grains out of it?

The layer is like scratch and peck food so yes they are eating the grains out of it, not very much though, the chick starter is the typical brown crumble. i fermet the layer so i just put a bit in the chick starter and add a bit more water, i dont think this is why they are dieing though as i had broodies hatch chicks and just give them the layer before and they grew well. I guess i should of started dosing with corid when i took them outside. I did test for marek and the samples were neg just in case as every year i have a hen die randomly. this year one has water belly.

 

[lindy]

just checked the layer is 17%, fat 2.5% cal-2.75-3.25. its wheat,peas,camelina meal, fish meal alfalfa meal ....
but the sprinkle that might be on the sponful of "grains" i dont think will hurt them. when they feel better all just take it out but since they are skiny and it makes them want to eat i figured it wouldnt hurt.

 

[Shewolfe]

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?

I tried to read the entire post but I’m in a bit of a hurry but after coccidia I would

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?

have you tried deworming them?

 

[lindy]

no dewormign yet. thought the corid and the sulfa. drugs were enough for the little systems. Seems to finally be working though. not sure which one. The corid is in the water and i dose each one 1x a day with the sulfa.im going to assume its 7 days then every 21 days?

 

[lindy]

I guess I’m trying deworming, any suggestions? One of the crosses didn’t get down this morning for food, eyes close just sitting there. I have been doing corid awhile, should I drop the dose like the bottle or just wait another 21 days? I’m also doing the sulfa 1x a day, they are roosting now so older chicks. I thought they would be over this, it’s so sad

 

[lindy]

I will bring a sharp knife to the barn when she passes to open her up and see if I can see anything. Should I test for anything?