Hey guys! Literally haven’t posted here in a few years!
Anyway I raise only silkies in a nice Cleary Barn, concrete floors etc.
But this year I bought layer chicks for some fresh eggs. Unfortunately, somehow, those birds ended up with Coccidiosis. Literally have NEVER had coccidiosis here, but we have had extremely wet weather all year, for my Colorado location, is very rare. I had to have tracked it in from outside on my shoes. The layer chick pen is the only pen affected. I have been fighting it, lost some, did treatment the wrong way with Amprolium powder (likely expired, but I digress) and didn’t change to fresh water and new meds each and every day like your supposed to so it didn’t help. Started treating with fresh Corid, every day 5 days. Birds got better, no more losses. Cleaned pen right after treatment done they have been done with treatment for a week and yesterday I have 2 more going down in me. I have started to retreat them and EE leaned the pen.
I know long story, BUT, my question is, even though they are being treated, aren’t they going to keep “shedding” the cocci into the pen and continue to reinfect themselves? Is there a disinfectant or something I can spray or clean their pen with to kill the oocysts that they are still shedding? I originally had 19 birds at 2 months old and down to 9, so I got hit pretty hard. The two that are not great are isolated in wire bottom cages currently. I’m just trying to break this cycle to get them better. I honestly tried to call my vet for input or suggestions but they literally told me they don’t treat chickens even though I told them I needed a recommendation for a disinfectant not bird help.
Anyway I raise only silkies in a nice Cleary Barn, concrete floors etc.
But this year I bought layer chicks for some fresh eggs. Unfortunately, somehow, those birds ended up with Coccidiosis. Literally have NEVER had coccidiosis here, but we have had extremely wet weather all year, for my Colorado location, is very rare. I had to have tracked it in from outside on my shoes. The layer chick pen is the only pen affected. I have been fighting it, lost some, did treatment the wrong way with Amprolium powder (likely expired, but I digress) and didn’t change to fresh water and new meds each and every day like your supposed to so it didn’t help. Started treating with fresh Corid, every day 5 days. Birds got better, no more losses. Cleaned pen right after treatment done they have been done with treatment for a week and yesterday I have 2 more going down in me. I have started to retreat them and EE leaned the pen.
I know long story, BUT, my question is, even though they are being treated, aren’t they going to keep “shedding” the cocci into the pen and continue to reinfect themselves? Is there a disinfectant or something I can spray or clean their pen with to kill the oocysts that they are still shedding? I originally had 19 birds at 2 months old and down to 9, so I got hit pretty hard. The two that are not great are isolated in wire bottom cages currently. I’m just trying to break this cycle to get them better. I honestly tried to call my vet for input or suggestions but they literally told me they don’t treat chickens even though I told them I needed a recommendation for a disinfectant not bird help.