Two dead chicks in brooder pen

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Older chickens have usually built up a tolerance for coccidia in the soil and in the poop by 4 months. They get it from soil, poop, and probably from the sand as well.

Thanks! I brought them inside and set up their waterer with the Corid. I figure that way whether it's coccidiosis or the heat both are being addressed.

 

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@nuthatched A few days before the new chicks got sick I sold three of my 16 week old RIRs. The RIR batch got medicated feed, but I'm wondering if they could still be carriers and get his flock sick. I messaged him to let him know about the issue.

 

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@nuthatched A few days before the new chicks got sick I sold three of my 16 week old RIRs. The RIR batch got medicated feed, but I'm wondering if they could still be carriers and get his flock sick. I messaged him to let him know about the issue.

I'm sorry. I don't know. Any unusual strains of coccidia could have that possibility.

 

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I'm sorry. I don't know. Any unusual strains of coccidia could have that possibility.

Ok. I let him know and sent a link to the Corid to treat/protect his flock.

 

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I had one other chick pass from the coccidiosis a day after bringing them inside and starting the Corid. It was the chick that looked unwell and alerted me to the issue. I'm down to 26 out of 30 .

Today is day 4 of the Corid treatment and thankfully I'm not seeing anymore bloody, runny stools and they are going bonkers being in a small brooder after having more space outdoors.

I completely moved the open air coop/run to a different location since I couldn't think of any other way to 'clean/sanitize' the dirt/sand.

I planned to move the run eventually anyway. The reason I put the run in that location initially was to let the chickens till the soil and remove weeds before planting a garden for them.

Is there anything I should/could do to before planting a garden there? Or should I just change the location all together? I'm not opposed to removing a few inches of the soiled dirt and adding in gardening soil if it would make a difference.

Now that I know coccidiosis is present in my yard any future chicks will be getting medicated feed until they're at least 16 weeks old.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I had one other chick pass from the coccidiosis a day after bringing them inside and starting the Corid. It was the chick that looked unwell and alerted me to the issue. I'm down to 26 out of 30 .

Today is day 4 of the Corid treatment and thankfully I'm not seeing anymore bloody, runny stools and they are going bonkers being in a small brooder after having more space outdoors.

I completely moved the open air coop/run to a different location since I couldn't think of any other way to 'clean/sanitize' the dirt/sand.

I planned to move the run eventually anyway. The reason I put the run in that location initially was to let the chickens till the soil and remove weeds before planting a garden for them.

Is there anything I should/could do to before planting a garden there? Or should I just change the location all together? I'm not opposed to removing a few inches of the soiled dirt and adding in gardening soil if it would make a difference.

Now that I know coccidiosis is present in my yard any future chicks will be getting medicated feed until they're at least 16 weeks old.

I'm so sorry!

 

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I'm so sorry!

Hard lesson to learn, but I'll never make the same mistake twice.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Hard lesson to learn, but I'll never make the same mistake twice.

I understand. My chicks are 2 weeks old. I've had them for a week. And I watch them like a hawk (maybe bad idiom) for any sign of coccidiosis. They are inside and not on medicated feed. This thread has me thinking maybe I should put them on it. Is it too late to switch them to it?

 

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I understand. My chicks are 2 weeks old. I've had them for a week. And I watch them like a hawk (maybe bad idiom) for any sign of coccidiosis. They are inside and not on medicated feed. This thread has me thinking maybe I should put them on it. Is it too late to switch them to it?

There isn’t a need to have them on medicated feed if they don’t have access to outside. Coccidiosis is in soil and needs moisture to survive which there shouldn’t be enough of inside. If they are outside it could be good but if not then normal feed should be fine

 

[ChickenChick46]

There isn’t a need to have them on medicated feed if they don’t have access to outside. Coccidiosis is in soil and needs moisture to survive which there shouldn’t be enough of inside. If they are outside it could be good but if not then normal feed should be fine

I do live in a hot and very humid climate, and we've had a lot of rain. I plan to start taking them outside within a week or so for field trips before introducing them to the coop. So they'll be in contact with the soil then. Should I start them on it ahead of time? And if so, do you introduce the new feed slowly over a few days, like you do when you change a cat or dog's food? Sorry for all the questions, these are my first chicks.