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I appreciate your advice yesterday. The only thing to do is learn from it right? I'm going to keep treating the all for a week and do a clean of where she was kept to prevent the others from getting sick. But now I know that the puffed up nature and a tail down is a sign of an issue. This did happen super quickly though, in about two days. I appreciate this forum for the guidance and info.
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It's possible if treatment was started sooner, perhaps she wouldve pulled through. Coccidiosis is tough to deal with in the first place. Once the protozoa gets out of control in the chickens guts, it's a tough recovery and they can go downhill quickly.
I always have a bottle of Corid on hand just in case, and there has been a couple of times it has helped chicks/pullets recover when I've noticed anything out of the ordinary.
If you ever see blood in feces from chick or pullet, it's also coccidiosis and more deadly. It requires a different medication, a sulfa drug such as SMZ-TMP or sulfadimethoxine. This is just for your information.
A temporary fix until a sulfa drug is administered is to give the chick/pullet buttermilk orally using a syringe without a needle.
The buttermilk will coat the intestinal lining temporarily protecting it from the damage that's caused by the protozoa.
I always have a bottle of Corid on hand just in case, and there has been a couple of times it has helped chicks/pullets recover when I've noticed anything out of the ordinary.
If you ever see blood in feces from chick or pullet, it's also coccidiosis and more deadly. It requires a different medication, a sulfa drug such as SMZ-TMP or sulfadimethoxine. This is just for your information.
A temporary fix until a sulfa drug is administered is to give the chick/pullet buttermilk orally using a syringe without a needle.
The buttermilk will coat the intestinal lining temporarily protecting it from the damage that's caused by the protozoa.
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Thank you for that. I will definitely keep that information handy. She seemed so fine the 11th through the 13th. The 14th her feathers were ruffled but I thought it was from the temp dropping drastically from 84 to 60. I know for the future now. I wish I would've thought or noticed something was off earlier to save her. But I'll learn from the mistake and keep the others under a watchful eye.
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I'm sorry Kristen. I know this isn't what you wanted to be the outcome. You tried and that counts for a lot.
Sadly this is a part of keeping chickens. So often they leave us and we never know the reason. All we can do is try to spot trouble right away. They say the eyes are the window to the soul. That is very true of chickens. If you don't see round, bright looking eyes something is up. That's usually the first indication something isn't right.
Sadly this is a part of keeping chickens. So often they leave us and we never know the reason. All we can do is try to spot trouble right away. They say the eyes are the window to the soul. That is very true of chickens. If you don't see round, bright looking eyes something is up. That's usually the first indication something isn't right.
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Thank you. I'll definitely be checking everyone over and keeping all of this in mind. This is my first time getting chickens and no one in my family for about two generations has owned land or had farm animals or chickens haha so I'm learning from some books and YouTube. Sometimes the best learning tool is hands on experience. I've done well holding off the neighborhood dogs and chicken hawks galore though 😅
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Hands on is the best and most times the only learning tool you have. If you can, find a large animal vet that could be a resource for you if you need something. Like a fecal float to test for internal problems. Or a source for antibiotics if you need them.
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So this morning one of the other splashes looks a bit puffed up, and our EE hen Shelby looked like a straight up puff ball. I had treated everyone's water yesterday but it doesn't seem like they're drinking as much of it as they usually do.
I'm going to bring the little splash inside but not quite sure where I'm going to separate Shelby into. It's a thunderstorming mess outside too and cold so that doesn't help.
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Don't separate her unless that's the only way you can treat her. It's stressful for them to not be with their own.
I don't want to scare you but call your state ag vet. Check to see if they've seen anything in your area for any signs of flu or other bird problems. They don't have any respiratory signs so there may not be.
I don't want to scare you but call your state ag vet. Check to see if they've seen anything in your area for any signs of flu or other bird problems. They don't have any respiratory signs so there may not be.
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Thank you. I'll keep them all together and just keep treating the water. Have you seen anyone make mash for younger chickens with corid and their regular food?
I'll see if I can find the number and see if anything a been going on.
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What medicines would you recommend to stock up on? Seeing as corid was labeled for cattle at tractor supply, I'm not sure what all I could get that I may possibly need in the future. Now I know I can stock up on corid. Lol We have meat rabbits, too. I beat be doing some research before June.
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Yes. But you have to be sure they're eating it. They will do the action but don't really eat when they feel bad. You could try other not healthy things like mashed up fruit with some of the water mix. Mashed yolk of a hard boiled egg.
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Oh that's a great suggestion! I'll make them a snack later this afternoon and add the water to it. Thanks so much!
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I squished up some peaches, removed the juice and replaced it with a good amount of the Corid water. I can say I have never seen them go that crazy over a snack 😂 I watched each group and the ones that I was concerned about did eat some. So I feel a bit better. Hopefully we continue on that trend!
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Just don't overdo the fruit. It will give them the squirts. You might try some cooked oatmeal with a little sugar in it. You can brighten it with a couple of chopped strawberries or blueberries. Sometimes birds like yoghurt.
You can offer it on a shiny metal spoon. The shiny attracts them and you can really see if they are eating it. That's for the birds that are more down than the others.
You can offer it on a shiny metal spoon. The shiny attracts them and you can really see if they are eating it. That's for the birds that are more down than the others.
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That's interesting about the spoon. I'll remember that.
I gave them some oatmeal the other day as scraps and they liked that more than I expected. Especially for being pretty plain. I think the next time I give them a snack I'm going to do oatmeal mixed with the water and add their black soldier fly larvae in it and see if they'll eat it.
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If you have another bird die, refrigerate it (do not freeze it), and contact your local extension office or state department of agriculture to find out where and how to get a necropsy performed on the dead bird.
There are also colleges and universities that will do necropsies in their veterinarian school. There is one at the University of Georgia in Tifton, Ga.
vet.uga.edu
There are also colleges and universities that will do necropsies in their veterinarian school. There is one at the University of Georgia in Tifton, Ga.
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories - University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
vet.uga.edu
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