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FlyingNunFarm said:
Quick birdy update:
I'm throwing my corid in the garbage unless someone wants it. I moved the littles out to the big coop in their own area. After a week I noticed a little of that "I'm not feeling well" posture. So I do the standard treatment for coccidiosis just in case. 2 days in and I have a Swedish flower with a corkscrew neck! Bring it in and start treatment right away. It's doing better.

But I lost my growth challenged frizzle. She wasn't feeling well and I brought her in too. Got some baby parrot food in her and she seemed to perk up but this morning she wasn't right. She was only pooping liquid and struggled to do that. I didn't feel anything that made me think she was stopped up but something was wrong. I snuggled her yesterday under the heating pad and did all I could. I knew she was a long shot and more then likely something other then her growth was off.
I also have a Donald Duck sneezer. Heard that for the first time today so it's getting treatment now too. (Separately from wry neck and friend)
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I can use Corid.
 
21hens-incharge said:
Is it because of the breed of chicks?
More sensitive?
Does it block a absorption of a nutrient?

I did not know it could cause wry neck. :(
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Yes corid is a blocker. Its stops the protozoa from getting thiamine. It also stops the chicks from absorbing it.

Some people say silkies are more sensitive (maybe that didn't help the growth challenged one) but the one I had was 1 of 14 Swedish Flowers. None of the others had problems.

Some chicks can't handle the amprolium. I met s lady that was feeding medicated feed and 1 chick got wry neck. Once she stopped the feed and gave it extra thamine it was fine.
 
Well I learned something new today then.

I never fed medicated chick feed so maybe that is why I never saw wry neck. I never had chicks with coccidiosis either. Just the one adult hen a while back.

I remember being told by the feed mill I used to get feed at to never ever give medicated feed. I trusted his advice so never questioned it.
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Chickassan said:
Marlene's mouth is looking better, it just looks like she's chewing a small chew now.
Still eating, drinking and pooping all messy but that's normal for her no worse than usual though.
Only she knows wtf happened I suppose.:idunno
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And maybe whoever punched her in the mouth. :lau

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