Sulmet/ Bloody stool/ dying chicks

[hmfrms]

OK I have lost 5 more so I am down to almost half! Only ones that have died are Barred Rocks and RIR.

As far as I know none of my chicks were raised by hens. When I got them they were in wire pens off the ground, in a barn. They came from a local guy that has a small scale feed store and garden center. All of the local 4H kids get chicks from him. He has offered to replace anyhting that dies but I am not getting more chicks when I have a room full of sick ones!

I did go and get Corid. Strated it at lunch today. They were on sulmet for approx 48 hours. I also have continued the chick lytes and added plain greek yogurt ( all I can find with no sugar).

As far as the feed. The feed that I was given with the chicks does NOT have amprolium. It has bacitracin at 50g/ton. The feed I was told to buy HAS amprolium at 0125%. I mixed both feeds together so they didnt have a total food change.

My poor babies are dropping like flies!

 

[hmfrms]

The feed mixture is 50 lbs of the amprolium feed with 15 to 20 pounds of the bacitrancin feed. I hope this is safe.....

 

[cafarmgirl]

The feed mixture is 50 lbs of the amprolium feed with 15 to 20 pounds of the bacitrancin feed. I hope this is safe.....

I have never fed chicks a feed with antibiotic in it, which I believe is what Bacitracin is. So can't comment on that other then it will do no good in treating coccidiosis. I probably would not be wanting them to be having any amount of antibiotic's at this point since you do not want to kill off all the good bacteria in their gut while they are trying to battle coccidiosis. I think I would probably just feed them the amprolium treated starter at this point and keep treating with the Corid or Sulmet. Any chicks who are not showing any symptoms yet should pull through.

Good luck, sorry your having such a rotten time of it.

 

[hmfrms]

Thanks everyone! the corid worked! We saved about half so it wasnt a total loss. So far they are doing well, just moved them outside.