One Dead, more sick! Urgent!

[nao57]

I have run into a few problems over the years. One of the very first changes I did to improve survival chances for the flock was to have 2 SEPARATE watering stations. For this very reason. And it doesn't cost you very much effort to do this.

Plus, sometimes I'd have a duck fly up and land in a bucket and sometimes trap itself in the water. So there's more than 1 reason to have more than 1 water source. And that it will for sure help you avoid problems.

If you are watering early or late at night you want to always have a flashlight with you also to help see clearly what their feed and water look like. This can also help.

Water will putrify and grow bacteria faster in the heat, than if its in the shade.

You do want to separate sick birds from unsick birds. Plus, also, chances for sick birds to survive have a higher recovery rate if you can take them somewhere that's lower temperature, but consistently around 70 degrees. (Many places in the US will be very much above these temperatures outside this week.) Then you can put them back out when they have recovered somewhat.

You can do electrolyte solutions in a separate water feeder also while sick.

 

[UrbanHomesteadTX]

The last pullet's condition has significantly worsened since this morning. Very lethargic, not eating, and she vomited when I went to pick her up. Her crop is soft and squishy, and just feeling it up caused her to spit up more clear liquid. I don't think she will make it through the night if she follows the same rapidness of first symptoms to passing as her two siblings did.

You do want to separate sick birds from unsick birds. Plus, also, chances for sick birds to survive have a higher recovery rate if you can take them somewhere that's lower temperature, but consistently around 70 degrees. (Many places in the US will be very much above these temperatures outside this week.) Then you can put them back out when they have recovered somewhat.

Ideally, this would be what I'd do, but this illness came at the worst time possible, and I have absolutely no way to remove her and keep her elsewhere, especially without risking even more birds. My cages indoors are already full with chicks and recovering injured birds. I'm also recovering from my own medical issues and haven't been physically able to put anything together to use as a sick enclosure. The only saving grace has been the fact that, even though the sick birds are in the same run, they are separate from my older pullets in that run, and I've seen no signs of illness yet in those birds.

 

[The Coop Crew]

The last pullet's condition has significantly worsened since this morning. Very lethargic, not eating, and she vomited when I went to pick her up. Her crop is soft and squishy, and just feeling it up caused her to spit up more clear liquid. I don't think she will make it through the night if she follows the same rapidness of first symptoms to passing as her two siblings did.



Ideally, this would be what I'd do, but this illness came at the worst time possible, and I have absolutely no way to remove her and keep her elsewhere, especially without risking even more birds. My cages indoors are already full with chicks and recovering injured birds. I'm also recovering from my own medical issues and haven't been physically able to put anything together to use as a sick enclosure. The only saving grace has been the fact that, even though the sick birds are in the same run, they are separate from my older pullets in that run, and I've seen no signs of illness yet in those birds.

Hoping and praying she makes it through the night. I’m so sorry you’re going through this

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Very lethargic, not eating, and she vomited when I went to pick her up. Her crop is soft and squishy, and just feeling it up caused her to spit up more clear liquid. I don't think she will make it through the night if she follows the same rapidness of first symptoms to passing as her two siblings did.

What are you feeding your chicks?
Do they have Grit (crushed granite) available?

It sounds like the crop is not emptying very well. This may be due to the Coccidiosis.
Have you given her a direct oral drench of undiluted Liquid Corid? If not, then I'd do so.

If you lose this one, it's time to have a necropsy to find out exactly why you lost these in such a short period of time. Refrigerate the body and contact your State lab. Texas has a very good lab system, here's a link https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/

 

[nao57]

The last pullet's condition has significantly worsened since this morning. Very lethargic, not eating, and she vomited when I went to pick her up. Her crop is soft and squishy, and just feeling it up caused her to spit up more clear liquid. I don't think she will make it through the night if she follows the same rapidness of first symptoms to passing as her two siblings did.



Ideally, this would be what I'd do, but this illness came at the worst time possible, and I have absolutely no way to remove her and keep her elsewhere, especially without risking even more birds. My cages indoors are already full with chicks and recovering injured birds. I'm also recovering from my own medical issues and haven't been physically able to put anything together to use as a sick enclosure. The only saving grace has been the fact that, even though the sick birds are in the same run, they are separate from my older pullets in that run, and I've seen no signs of illness yet in those birds.

Do you have a cellar of some kind? Something like a basement?

 

[UrbanHomesteadTX]

What are you feeding your chicks?
Do they have Grit (crushed granite) available?

It sounds like the crop is not emptying very well. This may be due to the Coccidiosis.
Have you given her a direct oral drench of undiluted Liquid Corid? If not, then I'd do so.

If you lose this one, it's time to have a necropsy to find out exactly why you lost these in such a short period of time. Refrigerate the body and contact your State lab. Texas has a very good lab system, here's a link https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/

I feed my chicks the DuMor brand of 20% chick feed, and once they reach about eight weeks I add in a little bit of scratch on the side as well as chick grit.

I gave her 0.5mL of Corid directly as soon as I purchased it yesterday morning. However, unfortunately she was dead by this morning. I will look into a necropsy, I have one of my four-month-olds is starting to display similar symptoms. I noticed she wasn't interested in food this morning when I went to feed and just looked a little off. I was able to immediately remove her from the run this morning and was finally able to free up a cage for her and cleared a space in another room for her to remain separated from my chicks and injured. During the transfer she made a watery poo that looked like there may have been some blood in it.
As soon as I got her situated, I also gave her a dose of 0.5mL of Corrid directly. I'm hoping I was able to catch her early enough this time.

I'm going to continue to heavily monitor the chickens in that run.

Do you have a cellar of some kind? Something like a basement?

No, I don't. Basements are an incredibly rare find in most of Texas.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Oh no I am so sorry about your babies! Keep us updated

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I feed my chicks the DuMor brand of 20% chick feed, and once they reach about eight weeks I add in a little bit of scratch on the side as well as chick grit.

I gave her 0.5mL of Corid directly as soon as I purchased it yesterday morning. However, unfortunately she was dead by this morning. I will look into a necropsy, I have one of my four-month-olds is starting to display similar symptoms. I noticed she wasn't interested in food this morning when I went to feed and just looked a little off. I was able to immediately remove her from the run this morning and was finally able to free up a cage for her and cleared a space in another room for her to remain separated from my chicks and injured. During the transfer she made a watery poo that looked like there may have been some blood in it.
As soon as I got her situated, I also gave her a dose of 0.5mL of Corrid directly. I'm hoping I was able to catch her early enough this time.

I'm going to continue to heavily monitor the chickens in that run.



No, I don't. Basements are an incredibly rare find in most of Texas.

Check your feed to make sure it's not gone moldy or rancid.

You're giving 0.50ml undiluted Liquid Corid, how much does she weigh?
I'd also make sure she's drinking the Mixed Corid water too.

Check her crop, what does it feel like?

Do you have any antibiotics on hand? If so, what do you have? I'd consider treating for infection in addition to the Coccidiosis. Enteritis.

 

[UrbanHomesteadTX]

Check your feed to make sure it's not gone moldy or rancid.

You're giving 0.50ml undiluted Liquid Corid, how much does she weigh?
I'd also make sure she's drinking the Mixed Corid water too.

Check her crop, what does it feel like?

Do you have any antibiotics on hand? If so, what do you have? I'd consider treating for infection in addition to the Coccidiosis. Enteritis.

I have checked the feed, it's all fresh. I'd just purchased new bags of the starter and scratch a few days ago.

The hen that's sick now is four months old and full grown (Leghorn). Not sure on exact weight but feels like three or four pounds when I carry her.
I've given her mixed Corid water in her enclosure and as far as I can tell, she has drank some.

Her crop feels like it should, not super full, but decent, though I'm not certain if she's eaten since bringing her in. She's on Layer pellets as she's at laying age. I've offered her Pellets and Scratch (separately) in a feeder.

The only antibiotics I have on hand are topical for injuries, but it would make sense to treat for infection. Are there any you'd suggest?

 

[azygous]

You would need to go through a vet to get it, but a sulfa antibiotic is the most effective on enteritis associated with coccidiosis.