Pullet dying -not really - UPDATE****

[PoultryPedia]

Terramycim will NOT do the trick for coccidiosis.
I WOULD pick up a packet of powdered vitamins & electrolytes (WITHOUT MINERALS--those can be very harmful in excess for little young chicks) while you're at the feed store--it only costs ~$4. That will really help with chicks' health & strength.
The chick that's already to the point of panting & lying down is likely to die--so sorry. I had one like that last fall. But the 2 I had with it lived as I put them on medicated chick starter.
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Whoops! I just read more closely--You're dealing with pullets, not chicks. Maybe the info on V&E and using off-label meds will still be useful.
Best wishes!

 

[BayCityBabe]

SpeckledHills wrote:Terramycim will NOT do the trick for coccidiosis.


That's what I needed to hear. I will go buy the Sulmet "for swine" and hope for the best.

 

[BayCityBabe]

HERE'S THE UPDATE-
I isolated the weak pullet. Despite not being able to stand, she was eating like a champ. She is one of our more stand-off-ish girls, so I don't handle her alot. She is really thin, I noticed. She has given NO indication of cocci. Decent looking poops...
As I indicated before, we are treating the entire flock with Sulmet. HOWEVER, I have not seen anything resembling blood in the droppings since Thurs. a.m. That seems odd. I wonder if I overreacted. Maybe they passed some tomato pieces - I dunno.
Okay, back to the pullet: She is still being isolated in the dog kennel and 48 hours after all the drama, she is back on her feet, eating. Still not 100% We will keep her separated for a couple more days.
Hubby's theory is that she got stuck behind a hay bale or pushed away from the feeder for a period of time and just became frail.
DD and I planned to build an area just for our Silkies; we might just have to build an area for our Polish, too.
Thanks for all who posted & wanted to help.

 

[chickenlady]

I'm glad to hear she is doing better. Keep in mind that just because chickens dont have blood in their stool, that doesnt mean they dont have cocci. There are different levels of cocci and I think once you see the blood, it is very bad. You are better off having treated everyone. Keep up the good work.

 

[thewarriorchild]

I am glad it all worked out

 

[BayCityBabe]

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Good to know that. I just keep thinking I am a scardy ol' over-reacter! I appreciate BYC and the immediate feedback.

 

[chickenlady]

A friend of mine lost half her flock to cocci. She is a person who cleans every day and practices great biosecurity. Her hens and rooster never exhibited any signs of sickness at all. They just started dieing one by one. The hens would eat, drink, and lay one day and be dead the next. Finally after losing about 5 chickens of all different ages, she had the state come out and do a necropsy on one of the birds. Diagnosis: cocci. She treated immediately will sulmet or corid (dont remember which) and has not had a death since. Symptoms will vary from chicken to chicken, and house to house. There is not one set symptom. I think better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Smoky73]

I just spent $85 and a 4hour round trip yesterday.