- Apr 8, 2011
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First thread here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=490853
The vet called me today. He sent of some cultures that will be back in a few days. He said it looks like the chicks are starving off, he said that they have some infections but he thinks that's secondary. Meaning they get the infections because they are so weak. He said it could be something like E. Coli, and we will know when the cultures come back. Is there a specific antibiotic I could ad to help the infected birds? He said he was almost certain the infections was not the cause of death, but that the birds were not eating and were dehydrated and their immune systems were weak so they picked up the infection. He said that my deaths should be slowing down because the ones that's not eating are not going to - and they can't live but so long without food.
I don't know what else to do. All the weaker/thin birds I have moved to a brooder by themselves with a couple of good eaters so that maybe they will start eating/drinking well. I have gotten many of them to eat, but drinking seems to be harder. I have been using a dropper for some. It seems to be working for some of them, but still I lost 2 over night last night. If it doesn't slow down I am to call him back and let him know in the next couple days.
He said the causes for starving out could be food related (bad food), weather, etc. For those that had this problem before, what food were you feeding? I started with Purina starter grower. I have now switched to Nutrina medicated grower.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=490853
The vet called me today. He sent of some cultures that will be back in a few days. He said it looks like the chicks are starving off, he said that they have some infections but he thinks that's secondary. Meaning they get the infections because they are so weak. He said it could be something like E. Coli, and we will know when the cultures come back. Is there a specific antibiotic I could ad to help the infected birds? He said he was almost certain the infections was not the cause of death, but that the birds were not eating and were dehydrated and their immune systems were weak so they picked up the infection. He said that my deaths should be slowing down because the ones that's not eating are not going to - and they can't live but so long without food.
I don't know what else to do. All the weaker/thin birds I have moved to a brooder by themselves with a couple of good eaters so that maybe they will start eating/drinking well. I have gotten many of them to eat, but drinking seems to be harder. I have been using a dropper for some. It seems to be working for some of them, but still I lost 2 over night last night. If it doesn't slow down I am to call him back and let him know in the next couple days.
He said the causes for starving out could be food related (bad food), weather, etc. For those that had this problem before, what food were you feeding? I started with Purina starter grower. I have now switched to Nutrina medicated grower.
