Medicated feed and Corid

[Builderbee]

I received 3 chicks a week ago and they have been living in my garage. They range in-age from 6-10 weeks approximately. They came with a bag of medicated feed. I dont usually use this type of feed and it looks like they may be developing cocciodosis

this is the poo I found this morning and these are the chicks:

I appreciate your help!

 

[DobieLover]

First of all, pull out that brooder plate. All of them are very well feathered and they don't need that in there. Add some perches for them to roost on.
That looks like intestinal shed to me and none of the birds you posted pictures of exhibit the classic body stance of a sick bird. Just keep a close eye on them.
If you are worried, you could do a course of the "mild" treatment.

 

[Builderbee]

First of all, pull out that brooder plate. All of them are very well feathered and they don't need that in there. Add some perches for them to roost on.
That looks like intestinal shed to me and none of the birds you posted pictures of exhibit the classic body stance of a sick bird. Just keep a close eye on them.
If you are worried, you could do a course of the "mild" treatment.

Thanks for reponding! What would the mild treatment be? I found the dosage for poultry for the liquid Corid I have which is 9.75ml per gallon. The grey bird has a roost and I am planning to pull the brooder plate tonite and add a roost for the black chicks. They are separated because the smaller chicks kept trying to get under the larger bird and he didn’t like that and I was afraid he would really hurt one. And yep the gray one turned out to be a rooster. These are bantams but I don’t think it makes a difference for Corid dosing.

 

[Meyer_Hatchery]

I agree with @DobieLover . It looks like intestinal lining to me too.

Your 9.75 mL per gallon of water is correct for the lower dosage. When I have an outbreak, I have safely doubled this dosage when I have actively sick birds.

 

[Eggcessive]

Are all of the chicks fully feathered? What are the temps in your coop at night there in Maine? Bantams can be more sensitive to extreme cold weather, but my bantams always did well in the coop without heat. My temps rarely go down below the teens in winter though.

The 2 tsp dosage is the maximum outbreak used. Here is a good chart and the preventative dosage of Corid is at the bottom:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6694310/

 

[Builderbee]

Are all of the chicks fully feathered? What are the temps in your coop at night there in Maine? Bantams can be more sensitive to extreme cold weather, but my bantams always did well in the coop without heat. My temps rarely go down below the teens in winter though.

The 2 tsp dosage is the maximum outbreak used. Here is a good chart and the preventative dosage of Corid is at the bottom:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6694310/

They are fully feathered and they came from brooders/mom and had not been subjected to the outside temps. They are in my heated garage which is about 60 degrees 24/7 right now. Outside during the day is in the 30’s and last night dipped to the low teens. I am slowly decreasing the heat in the garage and hope to be able to get them out into a coop before winter is over. We usually have a “January thaw” which brings the temps up so am hoping I can do a switch then. Until then I am going to just keep decreasing the garage until it’s matching the outside temps little by little. It’s and insulated garage so even with the heater off it doesn’t get quite as cold as the outside. Thanks for the chart! Their little coop and run will be inside my big chickens run which is covered with clear vinyl tarps to keep snow and wind out and on Sunny days it gets some passive solar temperature increases.