Blood in the stools 8s.most likely coccidia. Treat with Sulmet in the water immediately. I would also give them electrolytes for all the stress. Keep them away from other birds and keep them scrupulously CLEAN.Clean bedding. Clean water. Etc.
I would get rid of them one way or another, as soon as possible. Take them back if you can.It sounds like you have some very sick birds, and they'll infect the ones you already have. If they don't look bad now, they probably will shortly.Clean the run as best you can.Build a new shelter.Order new baby chicks from a reputable company.Have them vaccinated, and get a pullorum certificate.About this time of year you can buy 15 or even less. I'd go with the 15.Buy a bag of chick feed ----UNmedicated!If they are vaccinated, the medicated feed witll nullify it. If they are NOT vaccinated, then DO buy medicated chick feed. Just do one or the other, but not both. If you can't get baby chick feed, use grower, usually says it's for turkeys and game birds.Also get a new water dispenser, the plastic gallon size one work very well.For food, a nice hanging feeder is desirable, but you can also use almost anything you have available as long as it's clean. Paper plates will work. So will the base for one of those water dispensers.When they come, pick each one out of the box with your hand, dip it's little beak in water and feed. They'll know what to do. If it gets cold at night, they'll need a heat lamp for the first month or so------just buy the holder and the red bulbs and an extension cord.Now all you have to do is be sure they have water and food available all the time. They'll grow into chickens, you don't have to do anything more about it except provide protection from predators and weather. There's no mystery, and it's very easy.I keep using that word "NEW" because that's what I would do to avoid the new chicks getting sick with whatever the current batch has. I would get rid of the dishes, the litter, and even the shelter if possible. At the very least wash it with Clorox and get it in the good hot summer sun for a while to try to get rid of any germs.Diane S.----- Original Message -----Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 8:23 AMSubject: [CHICKENS-101] New young one, stink & blood in poop
My hb & I bought 6 young ones from a local guy who had very bad conditions at his small backyard. 4 were 6 weeks old, 2 Barred Rocks were 9 weeks old. They all stink very badly. Like they were living on top a pig! Also, one of the Barred Rocks has been sneezing since we got her. I bathed the 2 Barred Rocks since they stunk the most, didn't bathe the little ones (2 Easter Eggers & 2 RIR). Then i waited 2 weeks. They still stink a lot. The enclosed area They r in is about 8 ft by 20 ft. - not with our established hens. These little ones are lively during the day. My hb cleans out the "big stuff" every morning from the coop but the smell nearly knocks us over every morning when we open up the coop! another recent change, at least one has red in the poop, I can assume is blood for several days now. Now we r wondering if we should take them back to the guy we bought them from or what. Can we "cure" them? I gave them Bird Powder ( Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus) in their feed for the last 3 days but it doesn't seem to help. I tried to give them yogurt but they refuse to eat it. We never got ones so young before, we r new to raising chickens and always got our chickens already laying or only a couple weeks prior to laying time. I'm concerned they are contaminated and very sick.. What should I do?
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