I have 11 brooder babies between the ages of 3-6 weeks. I had 21, but lost 8 before I figured out I had cocci and treated with Sulmet. I treated exactly what it said to on the bottle, but when I finished treatment, I lost 2 more so I started treatment again. They are almost done with the second round of treatment, and I am very worried....
Most of the remaining 11 are pretty skinny, even though they have a good appetite and have constant food in front of them. (Medicated Chick Starter) They also seem to not be as active as normal chick and don't seem to be growing AT ALL. My 3 week olds look exactly like the chicks I just hatched out of the same parent eggs. (They are kept in a completely separate part of the house...) I am just worried that they may never really perk up and be healthy and am contemplating just culling them.
I have heard a very rare few sneezes out of them occasionally, and there are a few very rare sneezes from a few of my adult birds, but no other symptoms....no wheezing, no discharge, their eyes are bright and clear, etc.
I suppose my questions are:
1. Can cocci cause them to be skinny and runty, or might there be something else going on?
2. Is it normal to lose more of them after the treatment of Sulmet?
3. Should I follow up with Corrid (will have to get some) just in case, or wait until they are acting sick again?
4. Should I just cull all 11 babies? (Don't really want to do this!)
5. If I keep them, how long would I have to keep them separate from the others so they don't infect anyone else. Or will they always be "carriers" of cocci?
Advice???
Most of the remaining 11 are pretty skinny, even though they have a good appetite and have constant food in front of them. (Medicated Chick Starter) They also seem to not be as active as normal chick and don't seem to be growing AT ALL. My 3 week olds look exactly like the chicks I just hatched out of the same parent eggs. (They are kept in a completely separate part of the house...) I am just worried that they may never really perk up and be healthy and am contemplating just culling them.
I have heard a very rare few sneezes out of them occasionally, and there are a few very rare sneezes from a few of my adult birds, but no other symptoms....no wheezing, no discharge, their eyes are bright and clear, etc.
I suppose my questions are:
1. Can cocci cause them to be skinny and runty, or might there be something else going on?
2. Is it normal to lose more of them after the treatment of Sulmet?
3. Should I follow up with Corrid (will have to get some) just in case, or wait until they are acting sick again?
4. Should I just cull all 11 babies? (Don't really want to do this!)
5. If I keep them, how long would I have to keep them separate from the others so they don't infect anyone else. Or will they always be "carriers" of cocci?
Advice???
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