SOS. Hope to help than do harm

[coach723]

In an emergency, for drops, you can even just dip your finger into the liquid and drip it that way. Most pharmacies have oral syringes, ask the pharmacist. Many feed stores also carry oral syringes. I buy 1 ml oral syringes in bulk on amazon. Some of them may drink if you just dip their beak into the water, sometimes you can do that with a spoonful in one hand and the chick in the other.
If you are changing water in the waterer often, you can keep the gallon mix in a jug and refill smaller waterers with that. I would let it come to room temp before giving it.
For the oral drench, if you are using the liquid Corid, you can give that straight, as it comes out of the jar, for the once a day oral dose, as explained in the link. Just give them 2-3 drops of that. Same with the mixture if you are using the powder form, make the mixture as explained, and give them 2-3 drops. Corid is very safe, you would have to give an enormous amount for there to be any chance of harm, which is unlikely.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

thank you so much! Might be a silly question but where do i find a syringe/liquid measure small enough?

I've picked up syringes at my local feed store, TSC, Walgreens has them in the cold meds aisle or pharmacy....

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Now you have it from the expert, Coach has helped me through every time I've had problems with chicks .... And for the record, I accidentally gave a chick a mega dose of 2, not .2 and that chick is a happy healthy egg layer now. Just get the Corrid in them as soon as possible.

 

[Juchicky]

In an emergency, for drops, you can even just dip your finger into the liquid and drip it that way. Most pharmacies have oral syringes, ask the pharmacist. Many feed stores also carry oral syringes. I buy 1 ml oral syringes in bulk on amazon. Some of them may drink if you just dip their beak into the water, sometimes you can do that with a spoonful in one hand and the chick in the other.
If you are changing water in the waterer often, you can keep the gallon mix in a jug and refill smaller waterers with that. I would let it come to room temp before giving it.
For the oral drench, if you are using the liquid Corid, you can give that straight, as it comes out of the jar, for the once a day oral dose, as explained in the link. Just give them 2-3 drops of that. Same with the mixture if you are using the powder form, make the mixture as explained, and give them 2-3 drops. Corid is very safe, you would have to give an enormous amount for there to be any chance of harm, which is unlikely.

Am I able to give them a couple drops of Corid off of my finger or safer with a syringe to measure? And when I get the syringe how much do i give? A couple drops? Im having a hard time understanding the link for dosage since they're SO little and dont know exact weight.

 

[Juchicky]

Now you have it from the expert, Coach has helped me through every time I've had problems with chicks .... And for the record, I accidentally gave a chick a mega dose of 2, not .2 and that chick is a happy healthy egg layer now. Just get the Corrid in them as soon as possible.

Thank you again for the help, the chicken community is so amazing.

 

[coach723]

Yes, you can give them a couple of drops off your finger. It's a good idea to have a way to weigh them, an inexpensive digital kitchen scale works well, you will find it useful for getting weights on even adult birds, sometimes it's necessary. Something to have on hand in the future, if it switches units of measure, ounces, lbs, kg, grams, it's really useful. Mine was less than $20. For the Corid dosing it is most important that you just start getting it in them. It is really, really hard to overdose it. 2 or 3 drops off your finger is fine, and then do the same with the drinking water mixture throughout the day for any that you know are not drinking well, or are acting lethargic or having bloody poops. That way you know some is getting in them. When they start feeling better they should start drinking on their own.

 

[Juchicky]

Am I able to give them a couple drops of Corid off of my finger or safer with a syringe to measure

Yes, you can give them a couple of drops off your finger. It's a good idea to have a way to weigh them, an inexpensive digital kitchen scale works well, you will find it useful for getting weights on even adult birds, sometimes it's necessary. Something to have on hand in the future, if it switches units of measure, ounces, lbs, kg, grams, it's really useful. Mine was less than $20. For the Corid dosing it is most important that you just start getting it in them. It is really, really hard to overdose it. 2 or 3 drops off your finger is fine, and then do the same with the drinking water mixture throughout the day for any that you know are not drinking well, or are acting lethargic or having bloody poops. That way you know some is getting in them. When they start feeling better they should start drinking on their own.

I did what you said and it immediately passed. I must’ve done something wrong

 

[Juchicky]

I did what you said and it immediately passed

Looked like it had a seizure/stroke after giving the drops not sure if it drowned or what because i gave the tiniest little drop.

 

[alinas2010]

I did what you said and it immediately passed. I must’ve done something wrong

I’m so sorry I don’t think you did anything wrong. Sometimes coccidiosis can make chicks so sick and they go downhill very fast. How are the others?

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Looked like it had a seizure/stroke after giving the drops not sure if it drowned or what because i gave the tiniest little drop.

I'm SO sorry. This stuff is rough. I'm sure you did not administer corid wrong, no way. It was just to late. I've caught it before poo was even bloody, just recognizing the behavior. And now I do Corid water at 6 weeks no matter as I know the load is there. It's got to be my soil. My coop brooder is spotless. I re paint my brooder walls and scrub the whole floor just prior to getting chicks.