2 YO hen with Coccidiosis or intestinal shedding?

[Halli]

Is this normal shedding of the intestinal lining or should I be concerned about Coccidiosis?

It looks like strawberry jam...





The suspected hen has a very dirty butt (when it stops raining, I will wash it) but otherwise is active and seemingly happy.

 

[Eggcessive]

That is blood, and I would be getting some Corid (amprollium) in the cattle section of my feed store if I were you to treat your flock for coccidiosis. Wet conditions can incresase the danger of coccidiosis. Dosage is 2 tsp of the liquid, or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon of water for 5-7 days. How old is your chicken? Does she look lethargic, puffed up, or is she lacking an appetite?

 

[Halli]

Great! Will do! Can I give it to all my hens? As in put it in the watering can?

She is not lethargic at all. She is about 2 years old.

 

[Halli]

Where do I get this? I've called all the feed stores and they seem to not carry it. Do I need to go to a vet?

 

[Halli]

Will my hen be fine another couple of days (when the amazon order will arrive)?

 

[farm-a-zootical]

If you have to wait, well, this is the real world, and you have to wait. But in the meantime, you can mix medicated food in plain yogurt and put probiotics, usually available in local feed stores, in the water to help their guts. More knowledgeable members may have more ideas, also.

 

[KayTee]

If you can go to a vet and get corid or sulfadimethoxine before you can get it delivered from Amazon then it would be better for your hen - that looks like quite a lot of blood in the poop, so you really want to be acting as soon as possible. Take a photo of the poop and show it to the vet - you should be able to get cocci medicine from them no problem.

However, as farm-a-zootical says, this is the real world, and if you have no choice then the fastest internet delivery possible is the best thing you can do for her.

Keep us updated, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that your girl gets better quickly.

 

[AmericanMom]

If you can go to a vet and get corid or sulfadimethoxine before you can get it delivered from Amazon then it would be better for your hen - that looks like quite a lot of blood in the poop, so you really want to be acting as soon as possible. Take a photo of the poop and show it to the vet - you should be able to get cocci medicine from them no problem.

However, as farm-a-zootical says, this is the real world, and if you have no choice then the fastest internet delivery possible is the best thing you can do for her.

Keep us updated, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that your girl gets better quickly.

Agreed, when they go down they go down fast... I have lost 3 turkey poults and a few chicks to this in the last five days. in the morning they are fine but dead by evening... Even tho my older hens have built an immunity to it I keep infecting the littles when I move from one pen to another, best way to deal with it is to treat the whole flock aggressively. I started treatment yesterday.