Lisa3315
Songster
I have 9 chicks, a mix of probably 2-3 weeks old now, and all different breeds. The bird in question right now is a Salmon Favorelle - she's one of my smaller chicks, but her wings and tail feathers are farther along than the other chicks her size. She is limping, still able to get around and still eating and drinking, but she seems to be trying to get out of the way of the bigger chicks and she keeps sitting/laying down when she finds a quiet spot. I just noticed the limp yesterday, I checked her feet and I'm not really seeing anything out of the ordinary. She is smaller, and I have read that Salmon Favorelle are usually near the bottom of the pecking order anyway, so I moved her and another quieter/smaller chick into a separate brooder because I was worried she was going to get picked on. Her poop looks normal, she's been eating medicated chick food and water dosed with Corid. One of my chicks passed away on Monday night (3 days ago) from coccidia, so all of them have been getting Corid in their water since Monday afternoon.
My question is - should I end her Corid treatment early so I can start giving her Chick Boost Probiotics (Flock Pro)? I know you're supposed to have them on Corid for 5 days and it's only been 3 days for them, but I'm wondering if she would be better off getting the probiotics, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes from the Chick Boost to help with her limp?
Like I said, I've separate her and a friend into a different brooder, they have (medicated) food, water (currently with Corid), and they're on pine shavings. I'm not sure if it's relevant, but they have been on pine shavings and pine pellets.
My question is - should I end her Corid treatment early so I can start giving her Chick Boost Probiotics (Flock Pro)? I know you're supposed to have them on Corid for 5 days and it's only been 3 days for them, but I'm wondering if she would be better off getting the probiotics, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes from the Chick Boost to help with her limp?
Like I said, I've separate her and a friend into a different brooder, they have (medicated) food, water (currently with Corid), and they're on pine shavings. I'm not sure if it's relevant, but they have been on pine shavings and pine pellets.