Treating a 5-wk chick for Coccidiosis

[blue_hydrangea_homestead]

Yes, it's fine to treat both at the same time.

Okay thank you.

 

[blue_hydrangea_homestead]

Fran was very very weak this morning, she couldn’t jump out of the box they sleep in. I picked her up and put her down and she stood there really confused looking for a bit and then made her way to the feeder and I did watch her actually eat on her own again!
By now, should she be showing more signs of improvement? I don’t want to lose her but I definitely don’t want her to suffer.

 

[TwoCrows]

Fran was very very weak this morning, she couldn’t jump out of the box they sleep in. I picked her up and put her down and she stood there really confused looking for a bit and then made her way to the feeder and I did watch her actually eat on her own again!
By now, should she be showing more signs of improvement? I don’t want to lose her but I definitely don’t want her to suffer.

As @Wyorp Rock said here make sure to give the drench orally 2 times daily for several days, definitely with Fran. Are your birds still on auxiliary heat? Sick birds get cold and will heal slower. If no heat is being offered, you might add heat for Fran to use. The others too if they need it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Make sure that she is getting enough fluids. I hope that she perks up some.

 

[blue_hydrangea_homestead]

Make sure that she is getting enough fluids. I hope that she perks up some.

She is drinking on her own surprisingly. But if another chick walks by her and bumps into her Fran just stumbles and lays down poor thing is so weak

 

[TwoCrows]

@blue_hydrangea_homestead How are the babies this morning?

 

[blue_hydrangea_homestead]

I’m so happy! Not getting my hopes up completely but Fran is moving and acting like a normal chick! Still weak, couldn’t fly around much but she is flapping her wings and chirping with the others! Went straight to eating and drinking!
Her crop wasn’t squishy this morning, not super big but it was a little hard or full feeling.

 

[TwoCrows]

I’m so happy! Not getting my hopes up completely but Fran is moving and acting like a normal chick! Still weak, couldn’t fly around much but she is flapping her wings and chirping with the others! Went straight to eating and drinking!
Her crop wasn’t squishy this morning, not super big but it was a little hard or full feeling.

This is excellent news!! Always a relief when they start to turn the corner! Keep them in the Corid for 7 total days from the stating day. After treatment I would offer up vitamins and probiotics for several days to help replenish their systems. Great job!

 

[Eggcessive]

So glad that she is improving.

 

[blue_hydrangea_homestead]

My only question is, how much miconazole should I give her? The post about treating sour crop in hens says 1/4 of an inch or 1/2 inch of the paste, but do I need to scale that down for her since she's only 5 weeks?