2 week old chick with Worms? Please help

[ChickenCanoe]

Corid or other amprolium source is the best alternative.

Symptoms of cecal coccidiosis are droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss of appetite, retarded growth, bloody diarrhea with high mortality.
Intestinal coccidiosis is usually in a bit older birds.

 

[cafarmgirl]

IMHO, it is also very unlikely for chicks in a brooder to have coccidiosis at 2 weeks unless the bedding were wet and there was some contamination source.
Where would the original oocysts come from if the chicks came out of eggs and put into a dry brooder of paper towels or dry shavings?
Coccidia don't come out of the air, they are in the ground.

I was not implying that it is spread via the air. But they are spread very easily, cleaning utensils, peoples shoes can track it around etc. Somebody handles their shoes then takes care of chicks, does some gardening and then takes care of chicks, it's pretty easy. Chicks poop in their water and then drink it, it happens. The chicks I had that got it had never been out of their brooder and I'm not a sloppy keeper either!

It's not impossible and I personally would rather just cover my bases and treat for it rather then risk loosing chicks to something easily corrected early on.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

You're right.

 

[SCOUT123]

Corid or other amprolium source is the best alternative.

Symptoms of cecal coccidiosis are droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss of appetite, retarded growth, bloody diarrhea with high mortality.
Intestinal coccidiosis is usually in a bit older birds.

The only symptom she's showing is the reddish poop.. I think I'll still get some Corid just to be on the safe side (if i can find it anywhere xD)

 

[SCOUT123]

I was not implying that it is spread via the air. But they are spread very easily, cleaning utensils, peoples shoes can track it around etc. Somebody handles their shoes then takes care of chicks, does some gardening and then takes care of chicks, it's pretty easy. Chicks poop in their water and then drink it, it happens. The chicks I had that got it had never been out of their brooder and I'm not a sloppy keeper either!

It's not impossible and I personally would rather just cover my bases and treat for it rather then risk loosing chicks to something easily corrected early on.

Yeah I'd agree with treating it, but I'm not sure if my parents would ;-;
Hoping to get some Corid today though - does Petsmart or Walmart carry it?

 

[casportpony]

 
Corid or other amprolium source is the best alternative.

Symptoms of cecal coccidiosis are droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss of appetite, retarded growth, bloody diarrhea with high mortality.
Intestinal coccidiosis is usually in a bit older birds.

The only symptom she's showing is the reddish poop.. I think I'll still get some Corid just to be on the safe side (if i can find it anywhere xD)

Corid, Amprol and AmproMed are the amprolium products in the US that I know about.

-Kathy

 

[enola]

Walmart does not, petsmart probably doesn't either. You will usually find Corid at your feed store.

Edited to say that a Walmart that carries horse supplies "might". The average walmart doesn't.

 

[casportpony]

 


I was not implying that it is spread via the air.  But they are spread very easily, cleaning utensils, peoples shoes can track it around etc.  Somebody handles their shoes then takes care of chicks, does some gardening and then takes care of chicks, it's pretty easy.  Chicks poop in their water and then drink it, it happens.  The chicks I had that got it had never been out of their brooder and I'm not a sloppy keeper either!     It's not impossible and I personally would rather just cover my bases and treat for it rather then risk loosing chicks to something easily corrected early on.

Yeah I'd agree with treating it, but I'm not sure if my parents would ;-;
Hoping to get some Corid today though - does Petsmart or Walmart carry it? 

They don't have it, but places like Tractor Supply do. Tractor Supply keeps it in the cattle section.

20% powder dose is 1.5 teaspoons per gallon for five days, then 1/3 teaspoon per gallon for 7-14 days.

9.6% liquid dose is 2 teaspoons per gallon for five days, then 1/2 teaspoon for 7-14 days.

-Kathy

 

[SCOUT123]

Thanks guys D
Are there any other places that carry Corid other than farm/feed supply stores?

 

[enola]

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