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[Jessimom]

My question is how would the chicks have access to coccidia in a brooder with fresh bedding. They have to be in contact with soil to consume any oocysts. It doesn't come from the air. So, IMHO, especially since you're in a desert environment, I doubt it is coccidiosis so I wouldn't treat.

Sudden death in chicks that age range from sudden death syndrome (common) to pullorum, infectious anemia, necrotic dermatitis and necrotic enteritis. I doubt it is any of those since they're rare. Sometimes chicks just fail to thrive. SDS cause is unknown.

Thanks, I shipped the first chick I found off to be necropsied. I hope to hear from them in a few days. I"m not sure how fast the turnaround is for UC Davis.

I have always hatched small batches of chicks at a time, never this many. Is there a possibility these were trampled birds? Are small chicks able to trample others?

Turns out to be the second chick to die was one of the older chicks (a week older than the others), That was the one I found Friday. The one we found in the bedding couldn't have been dead for more than 6 days, since I emptied out and cleaned the brooder last weekend.

If 1 chick died for a NON contagious reason, and we didn't find it. Could the decaying body get anyone else sick?

 

[TJChickens]

so freaking awesome!!!! @TJChickens question, you know about other birds? not sure what I need to do to care for this one, or what he is.

Our newest addition, Meet 10 year old "Sammy"






reminder I have wafers in all my bators

Looks like you have yourself a green cheeked conure. I have one also. Cute, funny little birds! I feed my conures a small hookbill seed mix, along with Zupreem pellets, cooked beans, rice, peas, lentils....., fruit, mine like apples best, and vegetables, whatever they'll eat. Sometimes when you get a bird that was raised by somebody who didn't feed fresh food, it takes awhile to get them to eat a variety. A favorite is corn on the cob and sweet potatoes. Have fun with him!

 

[Chaos18]

Thanks, I shipped the first chick I found off to be necropsied. I hope to hear from them in a few days. I"m not sure how fast the turnaround is for UC Davis.

I have always hatched small batches of chicks at a time, never this many. Is there a possibility these were trampled birds? Are small chicks able to trample others?

Turns out to be the second chick to die was one of the older chicks (a week older than the others), That was the one I found Friday. The one we found in the bedding couldn't have been dead for more than 6 days, since I emptied out and cleaned the brooder last weekend.

If 1 chick died for a NON contagious reason, and we didn't find it. Could the decaying body get anyone else sick?

This would depend on the number of birds in the brooder. So yes, it is possible they could have gotten trampled or been on the bottom of a chick pile.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

... Is there a possibility these were trampled birds? Are small chicks able to trample others?

.... Could the decaying body get anyone else sick?

Yes on the first point. That's the reason for many chicks dead during transit.

With all the nasty things chickens eat, I doubt it.

 

[flocktastic]

Poking my head in...haven't been able to catch up but hoping maybe later...maybe...hubby went back to work and 2 oldest are at school but youngest and I have the flu now. He just covered me, the couch, himself and 2 blankets in projectile vomit. Yeah. Guess I was over due for that.

Anyway, it's a miracle I set some eggs and this time, I've decided to leave the plug out of the hovabator the whole time (vs last time when I didn't know ask left it in until day 18 or 19 I think?!

) It's more humid now then it was in March too.

Well - happy Monday!! Gotta load my little barf machine up to go pick up his sister...pray he doesn't cover the car in vomit...& if I'm not around later...well...things probably aren't going well! But I feel like HOPEFULLY half the family is on the mend...

Oh and an update on my older son - his blood culture has 2.5 more days to develop but they said nothing had grown so far, so that's good...however his white cell count was still suppressed and he still has the severe sinusitis AND they said a strep test also came back positive. Thankfully he's already on antibiotics.

I continue my disinfecting adventure this evening!!!

 

[Chaos18]

Poking my head in...haven't been able to catch up but hoping maybe later...maybe...hubby went back to work and 2 oldest are at school but youngest and I have the flu now. He just covered me, the couch, himself and 2 blankets in projectile vomit. Yeah. Guess I was over due for that.

Anyway, it's a miracle I set some eggs and this time, I've decided to leave the plug out of the hovabator the whole time (vs last time when I didn't know ask left it in until day 18 or 19 I think?!

) It's more humid now then it was in March too.

Well - happy Monday!! Gotta load my little barf machine up to go pick up his sister...pray he doesn't cover the car in vomit...& if I'm not around later...well...things probably aren't going well! But I feel like HOPEFULLY half the family is on the mend...

Oh and an update on my older son - his blood culture has 2.5 more days to develop but they said nothing had grown so far, so that's good...however his white cell count was still suppressed and he still has the severe sinusitis AND they said a strep test also came back positive. Thankfully he's already on antibiotics.

I continue my disinfecting adventure this evening!!!

Hope you feel better quickly.

 

[Akrnaf2]

@Akrnaf2

Sorry. I just can't think this morning!

It is understandable.

 

[mlm Mike]

Poking my head in...haven't been able to catch up but hoping maybe later...maybe...hubby went back to work and 2 oldest are at school but youngest and I have the flu now. He just covered me, the couch, himself and 2 blankets in projectile vomit. Yeah. Guess I was over due for that.

Anyway, it's a miracle I set some eggs and this time, I've decided to leave the plug out of the hovabator the whole time (vs last time when I didn't know ask left it in until day 18 or 19 I think?!

) It's more humid now then it was in March too.

Well - happy Monday!! Gotta load my little barf machine up to go pick up his sister...pray he doesn't cover the car in vomit...& if I'm not around later...well...things probably aren't going well! But I feel like HOPEFULLY half the family is on the mend...

Oh and an update on my older son - his blood culture has 2.5 more days to develop but they said nothing had grown so far, so that's good...however his white cell count was still suppressed and he still has the severe sinusitis AND they said a strep test also came back positive. Thankfully he's already on antibiotics.

I continue my disinfecting adventure this evening!!!

I'm glad to hear some of your family is getting better. Sorry you and the youngest are sick now. I hope you all get better quickly.

 

[flocktastic]

   I'm glad to hear some of your family is getting better. Sorry you and the youngest are sick now. I hope you all get better quickly.

That's gotta mean we're at the end right??!!! RIGHT?!? Lol we're the last two!!

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: That certainly is the hope!