My chicks are sick! cont.

[I-need-help]

Hello again! I posted a forum a bit ago about my sick chicks but I thought I would post a new forum with some updated info. If you can help I would really appreciate it!!

I am new to taking care of chicks and the four chicks I recently got are sick! The smallest and weakest little chick passed away yesterday. I am devastated but determined to help the other chicks get better.

So far, their stool was bloody so I started giving them corrid in their water and their poo has been looking healthy for two days now, so that's good! However, two of them have been sneezing quite a bit and one of my little polish chicks is breathing heavy. Their little voices also sound different, maybe a little congested? Someone suggested I get Vetrx and put it on their beak/under their wings, I started doing that yesterday and so far I haven't really seen results yet.
I am not sure if this is related - but they are also missing feathers under their wings!

Anyway, should I keep putting Vetrx on them and see if they improve? or is there something else I should be trying? I am most worried about my little chick that is breathing heavier. If there's anything I can do for some immediate results that would be a miracle.

If you have any questions/need any pictures let me know!

Here they are now:

^this last chicken is the one that is breathing heavily.

Also, here's the bare spot under one of their wings?

 

[azygous]

Your chicks are adorable. Besides coccidiosis, they may be having a respiratory issue on top of it. I would give them Tylan 50, .25 ml twice a day. The VetRX won't really do anything.

It's normal for chicks still in down to have very thin areas under the wings and above the vent. No worries.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

However, two of them have been sneezing quite a bit and one of my little polish chicks is breathing heavy.

I am most worried about my little chick that is breathing heavier. If there's anything I can do for some immediate results that would be a miracle.

I'm sorry to hear you lost one.

In your other thread, I had asked if that was mucous in your chick's nostril (see photo below), but I don't know if you saw that or not. Have you noticed if they have any discharge from the eyes, mucous, coughing, etc.?
Also you had mentioned that when you brought home the Polish from auction, you found out they were sick. Was that the Coccidiosis or did you notice sneezing/respiratory then too?
I would venture to say they are likely suffering from respiratory disease, it's hard to know which one - Infectious Bronchitis, Mycoplasma, Infectious Coryza, ILT and in certain parts of CA, Newcastle is common.
You can try antibiotics to see if that helps treat the symptoms. You can find Tylan50 at feed stores like Tractor supply. Dosage is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days.

Keep in mind that antibiotics do not cure respiratory disease, but may help with recovery and treatment of infection. Most respiratory diseases make birds and those exposed carriers for life even when recovered. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

Do what you can to keep them eating/drinking. If there is mucous or debris caked in the nostrils, then try to keep that cleared away. It would be a good idea to look inside the beak to make sure there's no yellow mucous, plaques or canker a well.

What are you keeping them in - plexiglass or an aquarium? How much ventilation do they have?

 

[I-need-help]

Your chicks are adorable. Besides coccidiosis, they may be having a respiratory issue on top of it. I would give them Tylan 50, .25 ml twice a day. The VetRX won't really do anything.

It's normal for chicks still in down to have very thin areas under the wings and above the vent. No worries.

Okay!! thank you so much!

 

[azygous]

Tylan 50 comes as an injectible. You need to ask at a pharmacy for a very narrow oral syringe, pencil slender, and you'll be giving the chicks their doses by mouth.

 

[I-need-help]

I'm sorry to hear you lost one.

In your other thread, I had asked if that was mucous in your chick's nostril (see photo below), but I don't know if you saw that or not. Have you noticed if they have any discharge from the eyes, mucous, coughing, etc.?
Also you had mentioned that when you brought home the Polish from auction, you found out they were sick. Was that the Coccidiosis or did you notice sneezing/respiratory then too?
I would venture to say they are likely suffering from respiratory disease, it's hard to know which one - Infectious Bronchitis, Mycoplasma, Infectious Coryza, ILT and in certain parts of CA, Newcastle is common.
You can try antibiotics to see if that helps treat the symptoms. You can find Tylan50 at feed stores like Tractor supply. Dosage is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days.

Keep in mind that antibiotics do not cure respiratory disease, but may help with recovery and treatment of infection. Most respiratory diseases make birds and those exposed carriers for life even when recovered. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

Do what you can to keep them eating/drinking. If there is mucous or debris caked in the nostrils, then try to keep that cleared away. It would be a good idea to look inside the beak to make sure there's no yellow mucous, plaques or canker a well.

What are you keeping them in - plexiglass or an aquarium? How much ventilation do they have?

Thank you so much for all of the information- This is very helpful! There was definitely mucous on my youngest one's beak (the one that has passed away), I checked the other three's beaks and they look pretty clear. I will take them outside soon to get a better look to double check, though. Otherwise, their eyes seem fine, and I thought it sounded like they were sneezing, but it might be a cough?

When I brought the polish chicks home, the littlest one was the only one sneezing at first, but it must have spread to the others. I am keeping them in a glass aquarium right now:

It has two lids that cover it at night that have holes in them, and I keep one lid off during the day. I also take them outside for some sun and fresh air for about an hour during the day.

Is it alright for them to be taking the Tylan50 while still taking the corrid, or does that not matter? Also, should I keep using the Vetrx or should I stop?

Thank you so much for the help, I am very grateful!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you so much for all of the information- This is very helpful! There was definitely mucous on my youngest one's beak (the one that has passed away), I checked the other three's beaks and they look pretty clear. I will take them outside soon to get a better look to double check, though. Otherwise, their eyes seem fine, and I thought it sounded like they were sneezing, but it might be a cough?

When I brought the polish chicks home, the littlest one was the only one sneezing at first, but it must have spread to the others. I am keeping them in a glass aquarium right now:
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It has two lids that cover it at night that have holes in them, and I keep one lid off during the day. I also take them outside for some sun and fresh air for about an hour during the day.

Is it alright for them to be taking the Tylan50 while still taking the corrid, or does that not matter? Also, should I keep using the Vetrx or should I stop?

Thank you so much for the help, I am very grateful!

I would make sure they have plenty of ventilation in the aquarium and are not overheating.

Yes, you can give the Tylan50 and Corid at the same time. Tylan50 is an antibiotic and Corid is a Coccidiostat, as far as I know, there are no contraindications between them.