flyingsaucer
In the Brooder
- Jul 19, 2019
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Sorry for the multiple threads, wanted to keep the issues separate.
Three days ago, I noticed my ~2 week old peachick was acting a bit lethargic, and discovered that she had a prolapsed vent. I followed online directions for treatment (isolated her from siblings in her own brooder, soaked the area and gently cleaned off the poo, then applied Prep-H and Vetericyn). For the next three days, she got 2 warm water soaks twice a day plus dry off, cleaning and reapplication of ointment. The vent even seemed improved yesterday, but I still ended up calling an avian vet to get an appointment to be seen this morning. I was never successful in pushing it back in, and was terrified that I would her hurt her further.
Woke up to find her deceased. ): She had been eating and drinking up until last night, and aside from the lethargy and the prolapse, and some anxiety from being separated from the others...seemingly fine, otherwise.
I am gutted. Amazing how attached you can get. However, this morning I also noticed that two other chicks (one several days younger, from a staggered hatch in the incubator, and the other from the same hatch as the deceased chick) have pasty butt. They've been cleaned, and do not have prolapses. But I am worried, as the sibling of the deceased chick is acting a little lethargic now.
They live in my brooder and have not been outside. All chicks eat a mix of medicated starter and a higher protein feed for game birds, as well as soaked oatmeal, chopped up yolk, and yogurt on occasion. Water replenished with clean water once or twice a day. The brooder is lined with puppy pads, cleaned once or twice daily, and they have had no exposure to chickens or anything else.
I've started the brood on Corid today on the chance this is somehow cocci. Does anyone have any other thoughts? Poops seem normal. I am so anxious that I will loose more of them. Two are almost 2 weeks old, and the rest are about 1.5 weeks old.
Three days ago, I noticed my ~2 week old peachick was acting a bit lethargic, and discovered that she had a prolapsed vent. I followed online directions for treatment (isolated her from siblings in her own brooder, soaked the area and gently cleaned off the poo, then applied Prep-H and Vetericyn). For the next three days, she got 2 warm water soaks twice a day plus dry off, cleaning and reapplication of ointment. The vent even seemed improved yesterday, but I still ended up calling an avian vet to get an appointment to be seen this morning. I was never successful in pushing it back in, and was terrified that I would her hurt her further.
Woke up to find her deceased. ): She had been eating and drinking up until last night, and aside from the lethargy and the prolapse, and some anxiety from being separated from the others...seemingly fine, otherwise.
I am gutted. Amazing how attached you can get. However, this morning I also noticed that two other chicks (one several days younger, from a staggered hatch in the incubator, and the other from the same hatch as the deceased chick) have pasty butt. They've been cleaned, and do not have prolapses. But I am worried, as the sibling of the deceased chick is acting a little lethargic now.
They live in my brooder and have not been outside. All chicks eat a mix of medicated starter and a higher protein feed for game birds, as well as soaked oatmeal, chopped up yolk, and yogurt on occasion. Water replenished with clean water once or twice a day. The brooder is lined with puppy pads, cleaned once or twice daily, and they have had no exposure to chickens or anything else.
I've started the brood on Corid today on the chance this is somehow cocci. Does anyone have any other thoughts? Poops seem normal. I am so anxious that I will loose more of them. Two are almost 2 weeks old, and the rest are about 1.5 weeks old.
