SOS. Hope to help than do harm

[Juchicky]

My couple day old chicks have very bloody, runny poops and SUPER lethargic ive been pushing electrolytes but still wont eat or keep balance/stay awake. They are isolated from the rest. I have corrid on hand but not sure if i will do more harm than help.
Please tell me what i should do for the sick babies and if i should go ahead and treat the rest. Thank you from me and my babies

 

[alinas2010]

Welcome to the site, so sorry about your chicks not feeling well.

You should do the Corrid! @azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive what’s the dosage? And anything else to help these babies?

 

[Juchicky]

Welcome to the site, so sorry about your chicks not feeling well.

You should do the Corrid! @azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive what’s the dosage? And anything else to help these babies?

TY! So sad and willing to try anything & everything.

 

[alinas2010]

TY! So sad and willing to try anything & everything.

Yes, the very bloody droppings in chicks can be indicative of coccidiosis. And if it isn’t, treatment isn’t likely to hurt them. I’ve never treated myself, but I believe in severe cases, you can give a drench dose of corrid, not sure about the details of that, though. But the educators I tagged should be able to give more information because I do not know for sure all of the details.

If no one responds after a bit I will see what I can find for dosage

 

[Juchicky]

Yes, the very bloody droppings in chicks can be indicative of coccidiosis. And if it isn’t, treatment isn’t likely to hurt them. I’ve never treated myself, but I believe in severe cases, you can give a drench dose of corrid, not sure about the details of that, though. But the educators I tagged should be able to give more information because I do not know for sure all of the details.

If no one responds after a bit I will see what I can find for dosage

Thank you so so much. Ive read a couple times for the liquid 9.6% its 2 tsp to 1 gallon ratio. Im not doing anything yet except isolating until I get some more replies.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Corid will not hurt. See this thread for dosage including giving them each a direct dose (in addition to dosage in water.)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

As soon as I had my first case years ago, it's just become my norm to treat them either at 6 weeks or the moment I see signs of Coccidiosis (lethargy, puffed up, blood in poo.) I had one batch as young as yours so I believe they picked it up at the hatchery or my feed store. It's quite common so do feel confident treating it with Corrid.

I'm assuming all other brooder conditions are in check especially temperature.

 

[WingItRanch]

Personally, I'd go ahead and get them some corid immediately. These are classic symptoms of coccidiosis and the corid treatment won't hurt them. 2 tsp per gallon of water.

 

[coach723]

Did you hatch these chicks, or purchase them? Trying to get a better idea of actual age...incubation period for coccidiosis is usually 4 - 8 days from exposure/ingestion.
Having said that, the Corid will not hurt them, it's better safe than sorry, I would treat. Dosage is, for the Corid powder it's 1.5 tsp per gallon of water, for the liquid Corid it's 2 tsp per gallon of water. Make fresh daily and it should be the only water they have access to. I would also give the oral drench linked to above in addition to the medicated water. If any are not drinking well on their own, I would try to give them drops of the medicated water directly orally often throughout the day until they start drinking on their own, it has to get in them in order to start working. You can hold them in your hand with the beak resting in the crease of your finger and let the liquid drip a drop at a time down the crease to their beak, they will swallow it as it seeps into the beak. Treat for 5 - 7 days, don't stop the medicated water early, complete the entire course.

 

[Juchicky]

Corid will not hurt. See this thread for dosage including giving them each a direct dose (in addition to dosage in water.)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

As soon as I had my first case years ago, it's just become my norm to treat them either at 6 weeks or the moment I see signs of Coccidiosis (lethargy, puffed up, blood in poo.) I had one batch as young as yours so I believe they picked it up at the hatchery or my feed store. It's quite common so do feel confident treating it with Corrid.

I'm assuming all other brooder conditions are in check especially temperature.

Corid will not hurt. See this thread for dosage including giving them each a direct dose (in addition to dosage in water.)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

As soon as I had my first case years ago, it's just become my norm to treat them either at 6 weeks or the moment I see signs of Coccidiosis (lethargy, puffed up, blood in poo.) I had one batch as young as yours so I believe they picked it up at the hatchery or my feed store. It's quite common so do feel confident treating it with Corrid.

I'm assuming all other brooder conditions are in check especially temperature.

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

 

[Juchicky]

Did you hatch these chicks, or purchase them? Trying to get a better idea of actual age...incubation period for coccidiosis is usually 4 - 8 days from exposure/ingestion.
Having said that, the Corid will not hurt them, it's better safe than sorry, I would treat. Dosage is, for the Corid powder it's 1.5 tsp per gallon of water, for the liquid Corid it's 2 tsp per gallon of water. Make fresh daily and it should be the only water they have access to. I would also give the oral drench linked to above in addition to the medicated water. If any are not drinking well on their own, I would try to give them drops of the medicated water directly orally often throughout the day until they start drinking on their own, it has to get in them in order to start working. You can hold them in your hand with the beak resting in the crease of your finger and let the liquid drip a drop at a time down the crease to their beak, they will swallow it as it seeps into the beak. Treat for 5 - 7 days, don't stop the medicated water early, complete the entire course.

Thank you for the detailed help! As i asked before trying to figure out where to find something small enough to measure and use as dropper. Ive read a qtip to help with the corrid water mix?