Sleepy, tiny chicken...

[Nocila]

So I just bought 6 birds from someone, and one of them, Aurora, has spent most of the past two days sleeping. A few of the birds have wings that are slightly lower than they should be, but they seem fine besides that... I bought four birds from the same person about two months ago, and I lost two of them (I think to Cocci, though I could be wrong. They are Araucanas, so they weren't vaccinated, as far as I know). I put Corrid in the water, but should I be doing anything else? Is there anything else I should be doing to my Sleeping Beauty? When I lost one of the four birds, I gave them VetRX, and it slowed the illness' progress, if that says anything...

Should I give her some of the VetRX, just to be safe?

Also, Aurora is the smallest of the birds by at least an inch or two...

 

[Eggcessive]

If she is not awake drinking the Corid, she won't get the medicine. You should probably dropper feed her some of the Corid--if you have the liquid Corid, I would give a couple of drops undiluted twice a day, in addition to what water solution you can get her to drink. Vet Rx is several aromatic oils, but there is no medicine in it. Some like to use it for congestion in chickens. It's not a miracle cure for anything.

 

[Nocila]

I've been dipping her beak in the water a few times a day, but I'll try giving her some concentrated corrid too. I was thinking of the VetRX to help slow the illness to a point where she could get over it with the corrid, as it took one bird a day to pass away, and the one on VetRX survived 3-5 days (I didn't know what was wrong with him at that point). Thanks for your help!

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are a couple of good links about cocci:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/12/coccidiosis-what-backyard-chicken.html
http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/poultry/coccidiosis/overview_of_coccidiosis_in_poultry.html

 

[Nocila]

She looked like she was getting better, but all of a sudden, she looks worse than ever... She's more puffed up, and her eyes are closed... Any other suggestions? (I've been giving her a few drops of Corrid straight a day...)

 

[Eggcessive]

How are her poops? Will she eat any crumbles with the Corid mixed in? Does she have any other symptoms? I would keep pushing the fluids on her every hour or so. Offer some soft scrambled eggs. Make sure she is warm enough.

 

[Nocila]

Update: I kept an eye on her, and put her by the heater. She looked like she was getting better for a bit, but she rebounded, and ended up passing away later that day.