Poor girl, she's very pretty.
I don't really know of anything else off the top of my head.
Since she is already being treated, she will *probably* recover. I would think since you caught it before seeing the puffed sleepiness. 1 that got that far for me did recover!
I wanna say the first time I had to treat I also saw some that didn't recover as fast and so took a sample to the vet to ensure I was treating the right thing, which they did confirm (as well as offer to sell me another med). Since I feed fermented feed, I had to learn to adjust my dosing level to make up for the extra water they don't drink. So even though I still saw initial decline, I did still get recovery. Of course as individuals it's hard to say who will or won't be strong enough. But I think it was just a delayed display of the symptoms or rather the symptoms were still progressing during the start up of treatment. (I can't figure out the right way to word it)
We are all learning as we go along. All hatcheries have some death when shipping. None that I know of have control over their parent stock. It is contracted through other farms and the hatchery just hatches/sells/ships. A lot of breeders, myself included use a higher protein feed because it provides more nutrients to the hatching chicks therefor more viability. But that's not to say that layer feed is bad or insufficient. One source of feeding info..
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production
And 1 more...
http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/186894.pdf
Agreed, the vaccine was probably another stress. I can rarely get my young chicks to do it, but you might try some boiled smashed egg or scrambled egg as a source of good nutrients that *might* encourage eating.
But more than eating, I would ensure she is drinking the corid water regularly. If you don't see her drink every hour or so, I would either dip her beak or drip drops from my finger tip just below the nostril and when the liquid rolls around the beak the chick should gobble/swallow. They don't usually die of starvation, but dehydration is deadly.
I'm not sure, I might still consider bringing in some soil right now. It may add more bacteria to the mix and be another stressor. Or they may be so happy to dirt bathe that it aids in recovery. Of course the puffed up one won't be dirt bathing. But maybe all the happy energy will help.
Guess I might also consider feeding out some yogurt or anything else that is laden with probiotics since *as far as I know* that shouldn't effect the Corid.
Hang in there and don't give up.
I have lost too many shipped chicks, I will try to avoid it in the future. Seeing my own chicks hatch really has been an awakening to how hard it can be on them. And when they first pop out of the egg, it's hard to tell for sure if they will live or not. Some don't. But since hatcheries ship them ASAP to get them to their destination, they won't likely know until it's reported by the customer. Even with good stock, some are born weaker than others.
Disinterest in food is part of the illness. The coccidia are attacking the intestines and that is where the blood comes from. Imagine if you would feel like eating when your guts hurt and you have the trots.
Plain white rice is fairly easy to digest and often of interest to the little guys. Though I wouldn't do it much, it *might* give your girl a little energy.
Come on little chick, let's see some recovery!
I don't really know of anything else off the top of my head.
Since she is already being treated, she will *probably* recover. I would think since you caught it before seeing the puffed sleepiness. 1 that got that far for me did recover!
I wanna say the first time I had to treat I also saw some that didn't recover as fast and so took a sample to the vet to ensure I was treating the right thing, which they did confirm (as well as offer to sell me another med). Since I feed fermented feed, I had to learn to adjust my dosing level to make up for the extra water they don't drink. So even though I still saw initial decline, I did still get recovery. Of course as individuals it's hard to say who will or won't be strong enough. But I think it was just a delayed display of the symptoms or rather the symptoms were still progressing during the start up of treatment. (I can't figure out the right way to word it)
We are all learning as we go along. All hatcheries have some death when shipping. None that I know of have control over their parent stock. It is contracted through other farms and the hatchery just hatches/sells/ships. A lot of breeders, myself included use a higher protein feed because it provides more nutrients to the hatching chicks therefor more viability. But that's not to say that layer feed is bad or insufficient. One source of feeding info..
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production
And 1 more...
http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/186894.pdf
Agreed, the vaccine was probably another stress. I can rarely get my young chicks to do it, but you might try some boiled smashed egg or scrambled egg as a source of good nutrients that *might* encourage eating.
But more than eating, I would ensure she is drinking the corid water regularly. If you don't see her drink every hour or so, I would either dip her beak or drip drops from my finger tip just below the nostril and when the liquid rolls around the beak the chick should gobble/swallow. They don't usually die of starvation, but dehydration is deadly.
I'm not sure, I might still consider bringing in some soil right now. It may add more bacteria to the mix and be another stressor. Or they may be so happy to dirt bathe that it aids in recovery. Of course the puffed up one won't be dirt bathing. But maybe all the happy energy will help.
Guess I might also consider feeding out some yogurt or anything else that is laden with probiotics since *as far as I know* that shouldn't effect the Corid.
Hang in there and don't give up.
I have lost too many shipped chicks, I will try to avoid it in the future. Seeing my own chicks hatch really has been an awakening to how hard it can be on them. And when they first pop out of the egg, it's hard to tell for sure if they will live or not. Some don't. But since hatcheries ship them ASAP to get them to their destination, they won't likely know until it's reported by the customer. Even with good stock, some are born weaker than others.
Disinterest in food is part of the illness. The coccidia are attacking the intestines and that is where the blood comes from. Imagine if you would feel like eating when your guts hurt and you have the trots.
Plain white rice is fairly easy to digest and often of interest to the little guys. Though I wouldn't do it much, it *might* give your girl a little energy.
Come on little chick, let's see some recovery!