DobbieGSD2025

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hey everyone,

So I have a flock of 20 chickens 2 roosters 14 weeks in that flock. Then I have a separate flock of 10 roosters. My flock ranges from 20 weeks to 14 weeks with 1 hen a year old. All came from hatching eggs except I bought 9 deathlayer roos as day old to three day old chicks. 4 from one hatch 5 from another. And the 1yr old wyndotte hen was given to me from a friend who I hatched eggs from. The deathlayers came from an NPIP cert farm. About a week ago I had a golden deathlayer roo. Gaping mouth, drool, making high pitch noises lethargic not eating or drinking I separated him. Thinking maybe with was worms I started the worming process. He died the next day but i continued a 5 day worming cycle… then on Monday had a deathlayer hen that looked pale but thought it was heat on Tuesday she had some drool, making high pitch noises but eating and drinking I did separate her and she died 2 hours later. About a week between the two deaths. And they both were from the same hatch. At that point I had the state come out and test for Avain Flu, Salmonella, MG and MS. Waiting on results plus they took the hen for a necropsy but said it could take up to 3 months for the full result of that… now I should have stated this is all happening in my main coop not my rooster coop with the 10 roosters. I’ve notice a little red in there poop a few plies under their roosting bars but nothing significant so thought It was shed lining. This morning I noticed watery poop with more red in their run. I just started corid this morning seeing if that will help. At then moment no one else seems sick or acting different. And it was just the deathlayers that have gotten symptoms and died not my barnyard mixes. Has anyone experienced this, what are your thoughts? Is there anything else I should try?


Picture is the poop I found today in their run.
 

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Your state vet can do a necropsy on 1 or 2 bodies to give you a diagnosis of the cause of death. I would start some Corid for treatment of possible coccidiosis right away at a dosage of 2 tsp of the liquid per gallon of wster for 5-7 days. Then decrease the dosage to 25% of that for an additional 5 days. I would probaly worm them as well with fenbendazole 10% liquid goat wormer or Valbazen.
 
Your state vet can do a necropsy on 1 or 2 bodies to give you a diagnosis of the cause of death. I would start some Corid for treatment of possible coccidiosis right away at a dosage of 2 tsp of the liquid per gallon of wster for 5-7 days. Then decrease the dosage to 25% of that for an additional 5 days. I would probaly worm them as well with fenbendazole 10% liquid goat wormer or Valbazen.
Yes they’ve been wormed. The did take the hen that died for a necropsy but said it’ll be about 3 months for full report. I did start the Corrid this morning at that dosage.
 
Most state vets will give a preliminary report within a few days to a week. If they do more extensive testing, the final report can take awhile. 3 months sounds a bit long though.
 
The tech I spoke to who came to do the testing and take the hen said I should get some preliminary stuff within a month but right now it’s about a 3 month turn around for the whole report.
 

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