Sick baby chick
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Me again. So, around 4pm or so I got home and medicated the chick. She is not doing much. For now, she is separated from her family because she really can't fend for herself. She isn't moving, just lots of sleeping though she will chirp now and then and she will lift her head and look around. She took a nibble of food so that is good.
But, i really feel like I don't understand the dosing. Can you help? I weighed her and she is 47 grams at 6 days old. I did the math and came up with .03 ml which must be like a single droplet or something virtually immeasurable. I have a 6ml syringe but certainly can't accurately measure such a small amount. Plus, it doesn't work with the suggestion that 3/4 tsp would be about right. So, clearly my math must be very off. I ended up giving her 2ml of the mixture (1/2 tsp Corid with 9ml water). I have no idea if that is anywhere near what she should get.
I think she should probably get a 2nd dose before I go to bed, but maybe it is too soon especially if I've already overdosed her.
Please help with dosage.
Thank you!
But, i really feel like I don't understand the dosing. Can you help? I weighed her and she is 47 grams at 6 days old. I did the math and came up with .03 ml which must be like a single droplet or something virtually immeasurable. I have a 6ml syringe but certainly can't accurately measure such a small amount. Plus, it doesn't work with the suggestion that 3/4 tsp would be about right. So, clearly my math must be very off. I ended up giving her 2ml of the mixture (1/2 tsp Corid with 9ml water). I have no idea if that is anywhere near what she should get.
I think she should probably get a 2nd dose before I go to bed, but maybe it is too soon especially if I've already overdosed her.
Please help with dosage.
Thank you!
Mix 1.5 teaspoons of that powder with a gallon of water.
Put this "mixture" in her waterer.
Let that be the only water she has access too. Mix a new batch each day and do it for 5 days straight. (All the chicks should probably drink this mixture of Corid and water)
In addition to that do this: mix 1/2 teaspoon of Corid with 2 teaspoons of water and give the chick 1 or 2 DROPS straight to the mouth for 2 or 3 days.
Btw..I did not calculate what you just did...just do what I have listed above starting tomorrow.
Put this "mixture" in her waterer.
Let that be the only water she has access too. Mix a new batch each day and do it for 5 days straight. (All the chicks should probably drink this mixture of Corid and water)
In addition to that do this: mix 1/2 teaspoon of Corid with 2 teaspoons of water and give the chick 1 or 2 DROPS straight to the mouth for 2 or 3 days.
Btw..I did not calculate what you just did...just do what I have listed above starting tomorrow.
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Thank you!
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Thanks for asking. I was heart sick. Sadly, she passed.
So sorry to hear that. Keep treating the others for the full 5 days though.
It was hard. Best wishes! My prayers are with you! Similar threads
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