Cocci, cocci, cocci...ugh...

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6/9/12 at 9:04am

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After 20 different hatches, we seem to be dealing with our first batch of cocci. They are in an outside pen (after 3 week inside) on pine shavings that have been cleaned out from time to time. The pen is 15x3.

I just want to make sure I'm doing what I should be...heading to TSC to get Corid powder, and treating everyone in the pen. How many days? Can I have vitamins and electrolytes in the water with the corid? Anything else I should know? Hating this...

2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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6/9/12 at 9:06am

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Grr...just noticed that it's 4 oz per 50 gallons. How do I measure out 1/50th of 4 oz for a gallon drinker?

2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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6/9/12 at 9:14am

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Another question...these chicks, ranging in age from 2.5 weeks to 6 or 7 weeks, ate medicated most of their lives. We ran out, and there are some that went a little over a week without medicated. Was that enough time for the disease to take hold?

2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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6/9/12 at 11:27am

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Medicated feed doesn't always prevent cocci, but it helps them build up a resistance. They can still get sick, unfortunately. I'll have to check on the dosage as it's been a few years since I've had to use it. I have powdered corid here and I *think* the dose was something like 1/2 tsp per gallon. It's the powdered stuff you're getting, not the liquid, right?

Ok, just did a search..

"Corid 20% soluble powder dosage is 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water for 5-7 days. Dont mix anything else into the corid/water solution."

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6/9/12 at 1:49pm

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Yep, it's the powdered we're getting. Thanks for digging up the info!!

2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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2 years ago, a flat-lander, in FL, hiding in the house due to 8 months of heat and humidity every year. Now, living in the Smoky Mountains, gardening, keeping chickens, and loving life. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I used to list here the breeds of chickens I owned. There is not enough room to do that anymore. I have lots of chickens....

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6/9/12 at 2:22pm