!Please Read! Preventing Cocci From Infecting My Other Chicks?

[ReeseTheChick]

We could not find any Corid where we live and we found some Sulmet and gave it to our 2 sick chicks so we wouldn't lose them. We had 10 chicks that shared a cage for 2 days and we moved 4 of them out and lost 2 of them to cocci and we don't want to lose anymore so we gave it to our Bantams but not the Silkies (They were the ones that lived with them for 2 days). Can we give this to the Silkies just in case? Also, can our oldest chicks have this to prevent them getting it too? We think one of them may have it but not sure they live next to the sick ones in a different dog cage.

 

[ReeseTheChick]

Sorry if I seem impatient but....Anyone?

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Couldn't you just give it to the ones showing signs of sickness and put the others on a medicated feed?

 

[ReeseTheChick]

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Unfortunately no store where I live carries it anymore. I just don't want to lose my 3 week old chicks because of cocci

 

[easttxchick]

Absolutely you can treat everyone and you should.
Make sure you give them some plain, unsweetened yogurt while they're taking that that Sulmet-it is very hard on their digestive tracts.

 

[ReeseTheChick]

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So it won't hurt them at all?