Do you have the Corid on hand - which do you have liquid or powder?
Is heat exhaustion a real thing for chickens?
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What Wyorp Rock said . These chickens aren't panting like they are hot .they look sick . Corid as quick as possible .Then this
one quarter teaspoon per quart or until it's the color of lime Gatorade .fresh every day. Treat for five to seven days.
then pray .
one quarter teaspoon per quart or until it's the color of lime Gatorade .fresh every day. Treat for five to seven days.
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Yes we just got the corid, in liquid form. I am dropper feeding them electrolytes at the moment and rooster boy is standing again..
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Do I drop the electrolytes and switch to the corid?
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Lost another one lastnight 
other 5 look ok for now. they have fresh water with corid in it and food, ill be back to check on the remaining 5 around lunch time. coop is clean now too so hopefully that helps.
other 5 look ok for now. they have fresh water with corid in it and food, ill be back to check on the remaining 5 around lunch time. coop is clean now too so hopefully that helps.
It is too bad you didn't know that chickens were intolerant of high heat. They can take very cold conditions but heat will kill them.
Even heat tolerant breeds like Mediterranean, Cubalayas and Fayoumis still like 60-70F better than temps around 100.
It ranges from -20F here to 110F - I've lost birds to heat but never to cold.
It is too bad you didn't know chickens need fresh water every day. I read in one of your posts that your birds had gone over a day without water in the past and they were OK. They weren't OK, they lived.
When poultry are overcome by heat, especially when dehydrated, they need to be taken somewhere cool.
They need to be taken into a basement or air conditioned space. And not just till they look better, they need to be in that space at least 3 days. Heat effect is cumulative. If you take a bird that has recovered back into 100F, it could still die.
While chickens should have food available all day, they can survive a day or even two without food.
However, under no circumstances can they go 24 hours without water. Even in winter they need to be able to drink more than once a day but in summer, it is critical.
I'm going to diverge from the advice of others. I would not dose with Corid. A 20 week old flock of chickens that have been out foraging will not all die over the course of a couple days from coccidiosis.
In fact, I would be surprised if one bird could die from coccidiosis given that situation.
Your birds don't have any disease so you can quit worrying about that.
Your birds died from being without water in hundred degree heat. It is as simple as that.
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Even heat tolerant breeds like Mediterranean, Cubalayas and Fayoumis still like 60-70F better than temps around 100.
It ranges from -20F here to 110F - I've lost birds to heat but never to cold.
It is too bad you didn't know chickens need fresh water every day. I read in one of your posts that your birds had gone over a day without water in the past and they were OK. They weren't OK, they lived.
When poultry are overcome by heat, especially when dehydrated, they need to be taken somewhere cool.
They need to be taken into a basement or air conditioned space. And not just till they look better, they need to be in that space at least 3 days. Heat effect is cumulative. If you take a bird that has recovered back into 100F, it could still die.
That tells me you didn't even check on the birds all weekend.I think the 4 died either yesterday or Saturday, it stinks.
A combination of the two, heat and dehydration.we had temps over 100 here for a few days, unless its the lack of food/water for 2 days that did it im concerned its more than that, lost another 1 lastnight that was really weak
While chickens should have food available all day, they can survive a day or even two without food.
However, under no circumstances can they go 24 hours without water. Even in winter they need to be able to drink more than once a day but in summer, it is critical.
I'm going to diverge from the advice of others. I would not dose with Corid. A 20 week old flock of chickens that have been out foraging will not all die over the course of a couple days from coccidiosis.
In fact, I would be surprised if one bird could die from coccidiosis given that situation.
Your birds don't have any disease so you can quit worrying about that.
Your birds died from being without water in hundred degree heat. It is as simple as that.
Edited to correct age of flock.
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Not that it makes a difference to what you have stated but these birds are/were 20 weeks old not months.
I misspoke, sorry. The same holds true. 20 weeks exposed to forage, they were exposed to coccidia long ago and have now become resistant.
You were also concerned that you may have switched feed too soon. As long as it was recently, it shouldn't be a concern. I don't do it,but you can switch to layer as early as 16 weeks without a big problem but I wouldn't feed layer to males at any age.
Other than protein and calcium, there is little difference between starter/grower and layer.
There are differences in vitamin and mineral content but it is minimal. All chickens need the same nutrients, just different levels so all the nutrients are in all feeds.
You were also concerned that you may have switched feed too soon. As long as it was recently, it shouldn't be a concern. I don't do it,but you can switch to layer as early as 16 weeks without a big problem but I wouldn't feed layer to males at any age.
Other than protein and calcium, there is little difference between starter/grower and layer.
There are differences in vitamin and mineral content but it is minimal. All chickens need the same nutrients, just different levels so all the nutrients are in all feeds.
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what would you feed a male as ive heard different answers
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