PLEASE HELP!! MY CHICKS ARE DYING!

[earlybird69]

5 days ago we had some rain for two days and i have some 3month old chicks outside in my barn, well they got drenched from a leak and a couple of them died. now everyday a few more end up dying. im trying to figure out what is wrong and why they are still dying? i had 30 juvenile chicks and ive lost about 10. i have some other chicks about a month or two older separated by fence in the same place that didnt get wet and not a single on of them has shown any sign of sickness. so im wondering if its just cuz they gotten wet or do i have some kind of disease going on? PLEASE HELP!! i dont want to loose my babies.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

At 12+ weeks I am leaning away from getting wet as the cause of death. How long have they been in their current enclosure?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I would start with a course of treatment for coccidiosis- given the rate of loss you are seeing, the sooner you start the better if it IS coccidiosis - so I'd do that "just in case"

 

[earlybird69]

they have been in there for about a 3 weeks.

 

[earlybird69]

thanks ol grey mare. i think that is exactly what it is. i looked it up and they are showing the exact same symptoms, also my wifes dog just got medicine for the same thing so that maybe where they got it from. i going to go save my birds. thanks again.