sandyhas3chucks Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 7 week old chick, had a week, seems fine and dandy, looking for reassurance/guidance, is it just shedding of gut lining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 guessing it is as you good folks would probably have said if not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Sandy - I don't wish to alarm you, but I have not seen this before - which is not to say its not normal. I'm hesitant because that looks a bit like blood (the dark red) behind the orange gunk. I'd advise to watch the chick like a hawk. If it shows any sign of being listless, not eating, standing about, possibly with its wings held away from the body then it has cocci and you need to administer coxoid which you can get OTC, or better still in my view, baycox from the vet. As I say, this may well be normal, its just I haven't seen chicks shed gut lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yes that's what I was thinking..... But he does seem still to be just fine. I didn't like the red. But as you say it may be nothing also? New to babies etc all new things to worry about a bout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Not normal but not too sure what it is! How is he today? Did you use medicated chick crumb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 she is just fine??? thank you. After her first day out on the grass in a week or so (weather too cold, and with breeder) both grass run at farm, and here. I saw something redish coupled with fluffing up a bit. and just panicked. (as it could also have been a tad too cool in their indoor rabbit run that is within my WIR that is in turn under the house port. ) Reading how Cocci can wipe out a chick, I put them straight on Coxoid. Which is day 7 tomorrow.. right or wrong I did not want inaction to kill her!! (or her sister!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Fingers crossed, but I think you did right, even if it turns out to be a false alarm. Cocci is one disease where dithering just isn't an option. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
