pea chick with ruffle feathers hugging the light source--HELP

[frenchblackcopper]

Kathy,,last year one evening my lite bulb went out on the brooder box (for 5-6 hours before I came home) that sat on my dining room table.Had about 15 peachicks in that group and after 2-3 days I noticed white poo and a strange smell.I then found the guilty peachicks and scrubbed their rear ends good and dried them off,but in the poo you can feel grit or a sandy texture and once you smell it,you will remember it. Anyway if you cannot keep the vent clear the peachick cannot poop.I made some calls to get the right medicine but it was the weekend and it was like 4 days before I got the corrid.The chicks all seemed to be doing better but then everyone that had white poo died.I seperated them from the others to prevent the spread but I'm 99.999% positive stress from the lite bulb burning out caused them to stress so much it brought on coccidosis,,it's the only time it has happened here amd I feed 22% gamebird medicated feed so that alone will not stop this disease.

 

[JRivrVue]

Kathy: Don't know what my computer is doing. I have tried to reply and it acts up and I lose my post. One more time. Thanks for the list of meds. I don't have Flagyl on hand but will get some. This I usually get from the vet. The other thing is Corid. I do have some Sulmet. I guess I have been extremely lucky that my chickens have been so healthy. They do free range during the day and only go in the houses and barns at night for safety.

This is my 4th year with the peas. The only time I had sick or ailing chicks was the first year I raised them and I did not know to worm them. As soon as I started worming regularly, I haven't had a sick adult or chick.

Today, I put vitamin/electrolyte water and in another water Duramyacin. I did have insulin syringes that I cut off the needle to use for administering the wormer. This chick was born about May 24th and seems very young to need worming. I am debating just putting the wormer in their drinking water for 3 days and worm all of this batch. Thoughts on worming chicks this young?

My chickens free range during the day, but the peas have a huge run with a vaulted top for flying. They probably needed more worming due to confined area than I have done. I didn't know about this list or forum and it did not occur to me to search the internet for information on caring for them. but I am here now!!!

My birds eat really well and they have clean sand added to their run all the time and fresh water. Still not as healthy an existence as they would have free ranging.

My computer skills aren't great, we have satellite and it is on and off all the time based on weather or power surges and I don't have much time to get online with all the critters I have.

Anyway, I will keep you posted. I guess I decide tomorrow about putting the wormer in the water (there is no nasty stinky diarrhea) or using the syringe and dosing the larger ones. There are 6 in this box. At what age do you start to de-worm.? These hens were not wormed pre-laying.

Two weeks ago, I had a white baby hatch early and he had to have lots of help. Had zero balance when he finally came out and then couldn't stand or sit up without help. I watched him shake like needles and pins when the nerves developed in his feet...After a week of neonatal care he was up on his feet and doing good, then he took a nosedive for some reason and I lost him. That was two weeks of intensive bird watching and doing the help sessions with balance. I became very attached in a short amount of time.

So glad I stumbled upon this forum and you folks are wonderful with all the information you so kindly share ...thanks, Judy