Pullets w/bleeding bottom.....

[rip_riley]

We have 2-3 week old pullets and my son just came up to me to tell me that most of them have bleeding bottoms, I look a the food and one of them has put layer pellets in their bin rather than the medicated crumbles. I have no idea how long but if I had to guess my daughter cleaned their bedding/water last night. I am assuming this is the culprit, is there any hope for these girls to recover? Thanks so much for your help!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Switch them back to the correct feed and keep an eye on it. It could be cocci, which would require treatment with Sulmet or Corrid.

 

[Patchesnposies]

We have 2-3 week old pullets and my son just came up to me to tell me that most of them have bleeding bottoms, I look a the food and one of them has put layer pellets in their bin rather than the medicated crumbles. I have no idea how long but if I had to guess my daughter cleaned their bedding/water last night. I am assuming this is the culprit, is there any hope for these girls to recover? Thanks so much for your help!

Are their bottoms bloody like they have been pecked? Or, is it coming OUT of their bottoms with the excrement? The wrong feed can sometimes make chicks (or grown birds) peck each other. (Usually their vents where the flesh is more exposed.)

 

[SteveBaz]

I suspect that this is not the food that is the cause? Food alone would not just cause a bleeding anything. Is there worms in the stool? Are there other reasons for the blood at all?