Need help quickly. Day old and 2 day old chicks in trouble

[Momma hen quack]

I would get some Hydro Hen by manna pro. You can get it at Tractor supply plus they now have curb side delivery. It has both electrolytes and probiotics.
I had a 4 day chick that I hatched suddenly die on Monday this week. So, I switched to medicated feed along with Hydo Hen, and then another 1 of my chicks that was 5 days old started sleeping more than the others. By the next morning, I could tell she was sick. She was pooping sticky poop that stuck to her butt so I separated her, and then she had poop with what looked like blood. I went and got Corid to treat for suspected coccidiosis. All she did was sleep and I force fed her the Corid after mixing it into a gallon using a small medicine syringe and a cup. I did this from 3 until 11 pm every hour. By 11 pm, she started to improve slowly and began chirping to her peers. By midnight, she was actually eating and drinking. Today, she is back to herself no more sleeping. Her poop looks normal but still can see some red at time. She is active and eating and drinking and chirping.
It's so hard to tell with little chicks, but definitely keep an eye on their poop and get medicated feed along with electrolytes and probiotics. If they are not eating or drinking, you will have to syringe feed water and grind food up and place in the water with electrolytes and probiotics. Someone also suggested feeding egg yoke. Hope they are okay!

 

[oregonkat]

All is well this morning, you would never know that anything was wrong. An excellent lesson learned.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

All is well this morning, you would never know that anything was wrong. An excellent lesson learned.

Glad to hear all is well!
Thank you so much for the update, I think we all learn from others experiences.

 

[oregonkat]

Glad to hear all is well!
Thank you so much for the update, I think we all learn from others experiences.

So true, and such an easy fix. Sheesh!!!

 

[oregonkat]

Glad to hear all is well!
Thank you so much for the update, I think we all learn from others experiences.

Not ok anymore. 2 chicks this evening with something terrible wrong. Loud squalking and pitching around like they are having seizures. now 2 almost dead. What the heck is this??? Please answer ASAP. Thanks.

 

[oregonkat]

Now 3 dead!!!! I uncovered the shavings in the booder box today which had been covered up by a towel. Is it possible that something in the shavings has poisoned them????

 

[Silkies for life]

I thought it would have just been the temperature! Im sorry for the losses and I have no idea what could be causing this...

 

[oregonkat]

I thought it would have just been the temperature! Im sorry for the losses and I have no idea what could be causing this...

Oh my goodness I am devastated. I can only think that it must be something in the shavings? I got them from the woman that these chicks are for and they are stored in her chicken coop. Maybe a rodent or something got into it with some sickness. The chicks were screaming and throwing themselves around like they were in agony and then going all floppy, panting for breath and then dead.... They were all fine this afternoon and I decided to uncover the shavings and let them scratch around in them. Of course the shavings got into the water which I dumped out but they were probably drinking from that water before I changed it.

Another 2 are screaming now...

I have dumped out the shavings and put them all back on clean towels with the heat pad on high and the lamp down to keep them super warm. I have no idea what to do now.

 

[Silkies for life]

Were the shavings old? Could they have gotten wet and molded? Do they look and smell OK? Im just trying to think what this could be caused by... Maybe try and tag one of the experts?

 

[oregonkat]

@WVduckchick @aart Hello my friends, can you look over this sorry post and tell me what your experience tells you?? I have now lost 4 out of 14 chicks all 2 days old. Same symptoms, screaming, throwing themselves around like they are having seizures, going all floppy panting and dying. What the heck is going on? The 3 day old chicks seem to be fine so far.

Brooder box was at a friends house for about a week because I thought I was going to hatch these guys and have her raise them but then I decided to brood them and got the box back from her. It was kept in her chicken pen along with the shavings that I used. Same brooder box that I have used for years. Same heat lamp that I have used.

The shavings seemed fine. No bad smell, no black mold but I didnt check the whole bag.

I am at a total loss now. Everybody was fine this afternoon.