Intestinal lining or something else?

[LozzyR]

I was shaking off the poop tarp when I noticed this. I treated for coccidiosis a few weeks ago and I know chickens can shed intestinal lining, but is this something I should be worried about?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How old are the birds?
Anyone acting sick or off?

 

[Kiki]

Yes...I'd be worried.

What exactly did you do to treat for coccidiosis?

What exactly did you feed this week?

 

[LozzyR]

How old are the birds?
Anyone acting sick or off?

The two Faverolles are nearly 3 1/2 years old and the Frizzles are 6 months old. No-one appears to be acting off.

 

[LozzyR]

Yes...I'd be worried.

What exactly did you do to treat for coccidiosis?

What exactly did you feed this week?

14 days Amprolium in the water; following the dosage instructions. No bloody poops on the tarp the last two mornings. Feed has been Red Hen 17 feed, some oats, sardines and a few other scraps.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The two Faverolles are nearly 3 1/2 years old and the Frizzles are 6 months old. No-one appears to be acting off.

14 days Amprolium in the water; following the dosage instructions. No bloody poops on the tarp the last two mornings. Feed has been Red Hen 17 feed, some oats, sardines and a few other scraps.

I would deworm them if you aren't able to get a fecal float.
You can find Fenbendazole (Safeguard) at stores like TSC. Dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.

What dosing instructions did you follow for the Amprolium (Corid)?

 

[LozzyR]

I would deworm them if you aren't able to get a fecal float.
You can find Fenbendazole (Safeguard) at stores like TSC. Dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.

What dosing instructions did you follow for the Amprolium (Corid)?

They all got wormed as well at the same time, with a strong wormer that takes care of tape worm and gape worm, as well as the others.

The amprolium dosage was 5g per 4L for seven days, then reduce to 3g per 4L for seven days.

I’m not in the US so won’t have access to Safeguard, although I can probably get the equivalent in Australia. Is it an antibiotic?

Having said no-one seemed off, I had another look and one of my pullets has gone quiet. She’s still eating pretty enthusiastically though.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They all got wormed as well at the same time, with a strong wormer that takes care of tape worm and gape worm, as well as the others.

Safeguard is a dewormer, not an antibiotic. So if you treated for worms already....What did you use?

 

[LozzyR]

Safeguard is a dewormer, not an antibiotic. So if you treated for worms already....What did you use?

Avitrol Plus.

 

[dawg53]

If you can, find the bird that excreted that mess and treat the bird with a sulfa drug, Sulfadimethoxine or SMZ-TMP. There are two types of coccidia that Amprolium will not treat. The two meds I mentioned will treat it.