PLEASE HELP INJURED BABY CHICK

It would be useful to know what country you live in so we can assist you in finding the proper medication, if it comes down to illness needing treating.

Also, what has your weather been like in the last few weeks? What is your general climate there? It usually requires a lot of dampness and warm temperatures for coccidia to become numerous enough in the soil to be a problem to chickens.
I live in USA north Carolina!!!
We are in the hot weather and during the weekend/ week It did rain!!!
But the chicks were only in the rain for tops 5 minutes once the rain started we immediately put them inside
It was humid during the week!!!
We did take them out once the weather cleared😭
 
There's a good chance your chicks have coccidiosis. Your climate is supportive of large populations. There are many strains of this, and some are more deadly than others. The strain your chicks may have is one that goes to work destroying the intestinal lining of a chick, producing blood as well as bacterial infection. You need a coccidiostat that is both an antibiotic and coccidiostat. This med is what is recommended for this. https://jedds.com/products/trimethoprin-sulfa-medpet?_pos=3&_sid=3c9e19f56&_ss=r

If you can find a pigeon supply shop near you, you can get it today and get the chicks started on it and hopefully more won't die. But that link will take you to the place where you can order it for delivery to your house in a few days.
 
Got to thinking about this. We still haven't confirmed that this dead chick was injured or was sick from coccidiosis. You will need to tell us if the vent on this dead chick was injured or just coated with bloody feces. If the vent was injured, it would have been chewed up like hamburger.

If the chick was injured, vent pecked and lacerated, then you have a cannibal among your chicks and it may be injuring other chicks. You need to check on this.
 

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