Sick chicks and injured hen...

[Lochloosachicks]

I'm sorry about your Brahma. They seem like such sweet chickens.

And another chick gone? They are still getting the Corid?

Yes, I just finished the 5th day yesterday. I really don't think that what killed her though. She was running around and chipper that morning and she wasn't even one I was seeing symptoms from. I have the little ones in a small coop from TS until they are big enough to merge with the adult hens. I found her dead at the bottom on the ground. My husband said he noticed them fighting earlier in the day. We also had a very heavy rain for a couple of hours. I'm not sure what she actually died from.

 

[Lochloosachicks]

Looks like my chicks have it again?! I lost my Ayam cemani yesterday and I'm seeing blood today. I started them on corid again. What am I doing wrong? Could my corid have gone bad?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

How old was the Ayam Cemani?

If the chicks are on the same ground/litter as before, they will just pick up more coccidia. Fresh bedding, clean brooder, move any ground cage to a spot that has been exposed to sunlight... will prevent reinfection.

If the corid was working, they either have something else or something additional going on, or that chick was just too far gone to respond well.

I have never used corid, but the powdered form should have a longer shelf life than liquid. There should be a date on the package.

Have you ever wormed them?
Are there any other symptoms?

I am just trying to come up with other ideas.

What type of feed are the chicks getting? What age are they?

Any other symptoms in the older birds? If your Brahma did have Mareks, you may be seeing more deaths from that, but bloody stools are not a symptom that I have heard of.

This is must be very frustrating for you. I'm sorry I don't have any good answers for you.

 

[Acre4Me]

We had a chick once that looked totally fine ,but died with absolutely no warning

 

[Lochloosachicks]

We had a chick once that looked totally fine ,but died with absolutely no warning

How old was the Ayam Cemani?

I think about 8 weeks. It was doing better, but started looking down again then died. I bet it's from the ground. I should move the coop, but my big hens will be exposed to it if I do. Maybe I will just close them in the top for now. How can i treat the ground so they won't keep getting it. I have liquid corid. I'll pick up the powder tomorrow.

If the chicks are on the same ground/litter as before, they will just pick up more coccidia. Fresh bedding, clean brooder, move any ground cage to a spot that has been exposed to sunlight... will prevent reinfection.

If the corid was working, they either have something else or something additional going on, or that chick was just too far gone to respond well.

I have never used corid, but the powdered form should have a longer shelf life than liquid. There should be a date on the package.

Have you ever wormed them?
Are there any other symptoms?

I am just trying to come up with other ideas.

What type of feed are the chicks getting? What age are they?

Any other symptoms in the older birds? If your Brahma did have Mareks, you may be seeing more deaths from that, but bloody stools are not a symptom that I have heard of.

This is must be very frustrating for you. I'm sorry I don't have any good answers for you.

 

[Lochloosachicks]

And these chicks were never exposed to the brahma that may have had mareks. They are in a separate coop.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Sunlight kills coccidia. Your older hens should have some immunity to it.

As for the Mareks, it spreads very easily and can stay in the soil for a long time. We are not 100% sure that's what caused the death of the Brahma anyway. If it was, I would expect others to have some symptoms eventually. Hopefully it was something else.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry for your loss. If you still have the body of the Ayam Cemani it would be a good idea to refrigerate and send it for testing at you state lab.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahln/downloads/all_nahln_lab_list.pdf

Pictures of the bloody poop may be helpful. What dosage of Corid are you using?

 

[rebrascora]

Marek's could have been carried to your chicks on your clothes hair, skin or shoes if in fact the Brahma was suffering from that. Marek's can make birds more prone to coccidiosis because it compromises the immune system. It can also cause sudden death. The only way to know for sure is to have a necropsy done, but in the mean time treat the symptoms that you see which obviously means another round of Corid. How old is the stuff you have? Medication should have an expiry date on it somewhere. It might be worth getting some new stuff to be on the safe side and perhaps treating them for longer, maybe full 1.5 teasp/gall for 7 days and then drop it down to half a teasp/gall for another 7 days after that. Alternatively send a sample off for analysis to find out exactly what you are dealing with. Your state Ag dept (if you are in the USA) should have a diagnostics lab that you could send a faecal sample to.

 

[Lochloosachicks]

I bought some new corid. They all look pretty good except for one orpington chick. She is looking better, but not quite right yet. She is also a few weeks younger than the rest.