Update: I was able to find a local vet to do a necropsy yesterday. Sadly, although evidence of coccidiosis, that was secondary as poor girl had very enlarged liver and spleen and inflamed intestines with ulceration. Suspected mareks and waiting to find out results :(
Also vet said birds are...
Thank you for your reply. Yes I treated the area with a product called bi-OO-cyst which is supposed to kill the oocysts and have kept the area as clean as possible. The birds haven't really had an opportunity to build up immunity since the original outbreak as they have to be kept indoors now...
Thank you for your reply. I received the eggs from a friend - the parents seem healthy and I'm unaware of any underlying health problems. We are in England and I haven't been able to see any coccidiosis vaccines available for backyard poultry. I'll look up about oregano oil - and interesting...
I’ve had a difficult battle with coccidiosis this year in our Polish bantams. This morning we lost the last of our birds we hatched last year. We lost ALL 5 of the birds we hatched last year :( The pattern is:
- there was an initial outbreak of coccidiosis (confirmed by worm count). We treated...