BackyardYooper
In the Brooder
- Jul 31, 2015
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Hi All,
I have a backyard flock of four chickens. Two Easter Eggers, one Silver Laced Wyandotte and one Black Copper Maran. My SLW, Mrs. Robinson is the one who is not feeling well. She is 26 weeks old and I am unsure of her weight. The rest of the chickens are doing fine and not showing any symptoms.
Last night I noticed that Mrs. Robinson was really lethargic and was separated from the rest of my flock. She had a pale waddle and comb and was laying down on the coop floor. I knew right away she was sick. I then watched her expel bloody diarrhea. Cue Coccidiosis diagnosis. Got some Corid in their water, cleaned out the coop and was able to syringe feed her 15-25ml of medicated water as well as 5-10ml of medicated water mixed with greek yogurt. This morning she was still pretty lethargic, but up on the roost. This afternoon she is still lethargic, willing to get on the roost and off, but not going outside and not drinking or eating on her own as far as I know. I syringe fed her another 15-25ml of medicated water once today. Her waddle and comb pink up a little if she gets up and moves around and I did hear her vocalize a little bit today. She is also preening her back end because there is a little build up of poop from all her diarrhea. I'll clean this up when my husband is home to help me. She isn't our friendliest bird.
Am I doing things right here? Is there more I can do?? It seems everything I've read states that improvement should be fairly quick, though I wouldn't say I've seen a marked improvement yet. It is about 21 hours since she got introduced to the medicated water. I'm headed out of town tomorrow, so I'm extra nervous that she may not show improvements.
I have not seen any evidence of worms, but have not treated for worms either. I assumed I should only do one at a time, but through reading a few other threads I've seen that treating for worms at the same time as using Corid isn't an issue. Should I also add a wormer into the mix?
Thanks in advance for your time and wisdom!
I have a backyard flock of four chickens. Two Easter Eggers, one Silver Laced Wyandotte and one Black Copper Maran. My SLW, Mrs. Robinson is the one who is not feeling well. She is 26 weeks old and I am unsure of her weight. The rest of the chickens are doing fine and not showing any symptoms.
Last night I noticed that Mrs. Robinson was really lethargic and was separated from the rest of my flock. She had a pale waddle and comb and was laying down on the coop floor. I knew right away she was sick. I then watched her expel bloody diarrhea. Cue Coccidiosis diagnosis. Got some Corid in their water, cleaned out the coop and was able to syringe feed her 15-25ml of medicated water as well as 5-10ml of medicated water mixed with greek yogurt. This morning she was still pretty lethargic, but up on the roost. This afternoon she is still lethargic, willing to get on the roost and off, but not going outside and not drinking or eating on her own as far as I know. I syringe fed her another 15-25ml of medicated water once today. Her waddle and comb pink up a little if she gets up and moves around and I did hear her vocalize a little bit today. She is also preening her back end because there is a little build up of poop from all her diarrhea. I'll clean this up when my husband is home to help me. She isn't our friendliest bird.
Am I doing things right here? Is there more I can do?? It seems everything I've read states that improvement should be fairly quick, though I wouldn't say I've seen a marked improvement yet. It is about 21 hours since she got introduced to the medicated water. I'm headed out of town tomorrow, so I'm extra nervous that she may not show improvements.
I have not seen any evidence of worms, but have not treated for worms either. I assumed I should only do one at a time, but through reading a few other threads I've seen that treating for worms at the same time as using Corid isn't an issue. Should I also add a wormer into the mix?
Thanks in advance for your time and wisdom!