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Essentially it is 2 teaspoons of the corid liquid in a gallon of water. The sick chick can be given a couple of drops of the concentrated solution direct into it's mouth to ensure it starts working, but if it is spewing up fluid then that suggests there is a blockage somewhere and giving it Corid may not help at all until you get it unblocked.
What does it's crop feel like? Does fluid come out of it's mouth when you massage it's crop? You may need to try to empty some of the fluid out of the crop and then start massaging it to try to break up the contents.
 
Welvin passed away last night:hit. Yes he was throwing up and his crop was full and squishy. we just cleaned their coop and i mean we CLEANED it. We got all the poop out and bleached it and we dumped their food and water and cleaned the containers too. The chicks are outside in a 5X5 coop so they can get fresh air. But one of the other chicks dosn't seem to want to run around and forage with her sisters, she just wants to sleep:mad:. I don't know whats causing them to be sick. Is it parasites? Digestion problems? A Virus? I still have them on Corid i was doing 2.5 ML per quart of water.
 
The throwing up does not sound like worms. I know when they get Coccidiosis (parasite) they are drowsy but I don’t think they throw up. I found this post it kinda sounds like you. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chickens-throwing-up-and-then-just-die-please-help.1180869/
Sorry Welvin passed away. :(
HfgChicken said:
Welvin passed away last night:hit. Yes he was throwing up and his crop was full and squishy. we just cleaned their coop and i mean we CLEANED it. We got all the poop out and bleached it and we dumped their food and water and cleaned the containers too. The chicks are outside in a 5X5 coop so they can get fresh air. But one of the other chicks dosn't seem to want to run around and forage with her sisters, she just wants to sleep:mad:. I don't know whats causing them to be sick. Is it parasites? Digestion problems? A Virus? I still have them on Corid i was doing 2.5 ML per quart of water.
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The only way to know for sure is to send his body off for a necropsy or do one yourself if you are not too squeamish. It could perhaps help you to know what the best way to treat the others would be if there is another one looking sick. Coccidiosis does not normally present with a symptom of refluxing. It may be a diet issue. Isolate the new sick looking bird, examine it for anything unusual including the crop being squishy and get some photos of it's poop.
If you put your location on your profile page it is helpful so that we can see at a glance where in the world you are each time you post and in this case, that could help us to find a local place that could offer a necropsy. State Ag dept. labs and veterinary Universities are the usual resources for this service. There are a variety of charges for this but these are usually cheaper than a private veterinary practice.
If you feel that you are able to open him up and look inside yourself then take photos of everything you see and we may be able to help you diagnose him. I know it is not the sort of thing everyone can do, but it is often beneficial to learn from such a sad experience.
Good luck with the rest of your flock.
 
rebrascora said:
The only way to know for sure is to send his body off for a necropsy or do one yourself if you are not too squeamish. It could perhaps help you to know what the best way to treat the others would be if there is another one looking sick. Coccidiosis does not normally present with a symptom of refluxing. It may be a diet issue. Isolate the new sick looking bird, examine it for anything unusual including the crop being squishy and get some photos of it's poop.
If you put your location on your profile page it is helpful so that we can see at a glance where in the world you are each time you post and in this case, that could help us to find a local place that could offer a necropsy. State Ag dept. labs and veterinary Universities are the usual resources for this service. There are a variety of charges for this but these are usually cheaper than a private veterinary practice.
If you feel that you are able to open him up and look inside yourself then take photos of everything you see and we may be able to help you diagnose him. I know it is not the sort of thing everyone can do, but it is often beneficial to learn from such a sad experience.
Good luck with the rest of your flock.
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I totally agree with that.
 
My sister is interning at a veterinary clinic I asked her to do the necropsy if Eggsy (the chick that is sick now) dies, she agreed. I will get a picture of her poop as soon as she drops some. I live in a costal city in South Texas.
 
That is great that your sister can perform it for you if you lose another one. I'm guessing you have already buried little Welvin.
I would probably concentrate on the crop and digestive tract since it sounds like there was an impaction or other issue somewhere in that system in his case. If she can take photos and share them with us that would be great so that we can all learn, although obviously I hope there is no need for another necropsy and Eggsy makes a full and rapid recovery.
 
We did flip her over and massaged her crop and clear liquid came out. not brown. Should i treat her for a yeast infection using ACV? I will be leaving in about 2 hours and nobody will be home till about 6 or 7. We are going to massage her crop about 2 more times before we leave and then massage it regularly tonight. also is sour crop contagious?
 

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