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They are kept away from all the rest of the chickens..Never been wormed...the Di-Methox was to help them with stress. Are 2 week olds old enough to worm? This is so frustrating...
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Oh crap! Im getting them from there too:-( What about Cocci--I mean do you have them near other birds or outside or has people been touching them after they've been outside around the other birds???
They are in a newly built brooder
They are outside...but in the new brooder and away from the other chickens...
And to answer Phage...yes the food is medicated with amprolium..
I looked on my Wazine bottle and it said you could start wormimg at 4 weeks. So I guess you shouldn't worm 2 wk olds.
Are they getting the correct dosage of the sulfamethazine? Sulmet is the same stuff except in solution. I like to use Sulmet.
On the bottle it says:
Sulmet works fast. If symptoms persist after using this preparation for 2 to 3 days, consult a verterinarian. Excessive dosage may cause toxic reactions......yada yada
Using an antibiotic won't help them get over stress but will prevent an opportunistic infection from moving in while they are stressed from shipping. Make sure more than adequate food and water is available at all times.
Try to find some Sulmet. It is really good stuff. I looked and the chemical is NOT the same. You can order it online, too. I got mine at the local feedstore. Sulfamethazine Sodium 12.5% drinking water solution.
Is the temp in the brooder correct? Too hot or cold? Drafts? Do you keep a thermometer in there?
Babies that get really bad diahrrea can die of dehydration pretty quickly. I read something on another thread about using something for calf scours to stop diahrrea.
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Changing the feed might work.
I didn't realize chicks must have been on the ground to get cocci. I expect hands or shoes could have carried it in, if indeed that is what they have.
