4 Week old Chicks BLOODY STOOLS. Need help!

[McDubsy]

Hey everyone.
I am new to keeping chickens this year.

I have 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Bard Rocks.

Bought from Orchlins Farm and Home
Currently feeding half Country Lane 18% Medicated Chick starter and half 18% Chick Grower from local feed store.
They are currently indoors.

A day ago I discovered bloody, mucus-filled stools in their pen. Today I have noticed several pass such stools. 1 is lethargic but the rest seem fine, even though I have seen them pass blood. They are drinking and eating normally(except the lethargic one)

This last week I introduced them to the soil they will be living on in the run outside. I put it in a tray and placed it in their brooder. I was told that would help them build an immunity to Coccidiosis naturally. I also provided them Chick grit and some of the grasses in their run. I do not know whether or not they received the spray in the hatchery.
I have ordered Corid to treat the flock. It will arrive in a few days.
Is there anything I can do in the meantime?

The sudden onset of symptoms has me worried that I did something wrong.
What have I done wrong? Any advice is appreciated.

I have 49 Cornish cross newly hatched chicks in a separate brooder. I would like to NOT make the same mistakes with them.

Thanks
-M

 

[Kaylam]

Hey everyone.
I am new to keeping chickens this year.

I have 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Bard Rocks.

Bought from Orchlins Farm and Home
Currently feeding half Country Lane 18% Medicated Chick starter and half 18% Chick Grower from local feed store.
They are currently indoors.

A day ago I discovered bloody, mucus-filled stools in their pen. Today I have noticed several pass such stools. 1 is lethargic but the rest seem fine, even though I have seen them pass blood. They are drinking and eating normally(except the lethargic one)

This last week I introduced them to the soil they will be living on in the run outside. I put it in a tray and placed it in their brooder. I was told that would help them build an immunity to Coccidiosis naturally. I also provided them Chick grit and some of the grasses in their run. I do not know whether or not they received the spray in the hatchery.
I have ordered Corid to treat the flock. It will arrive in a few days.
Is there anything I can do in the meantime?

The sudden onset of symptoms has me worried that I did something wrong.
What have I done wrong? Any advice is appreciated.

I have 49 Cornish cross newly hatched chicks in a separate brooder. I would like to NOT make the same mistakes with them.

Thanks
-M

I am brand new to but from the research i have done is sounds like coccidiosis i only know of corid and nutridrench after to help give them back there vitamins i hope it comes in time be careful if you are handleing the birds cause you can spread it to the other flock.

 

[dawg53]

Do not give them anything that contains thiamine. Corid is a thiamine blocker.
Mix buttermilk in their feed to slow the effects of the coccidia until you get the Corid.

 

[McDubsy]

Do not give them anything that contains thiamine. Corid is a thiamine blocker.
Mix buttermilk in their feed to slow the effects of the coccidia until you get the Corid.

Does the buttermilk help due to the fact that it is cultured?

 

[mautri]

Hey everyone.
I am new to keeping chickens this year.

I have 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Bard Rocks.

Bought from Orchlins Farm and Home
Currently feeding half Country Lane 18% Medicated Chick starter and half 18% Chick Grower from local feed store.
They are currently indoors.

A day ago I discovered bloody, mucus-filled stools in their pen. Today I have noticed several pass such stools. 1 is lethargic but the rest seem fine, even though I have seen them pass blood. They are drinking and eating normally(except the lethargic one)

This last week I introduced them to the soil they will be living on in the run outside. I put it in a tray and placed it in their brooder. I was told that would help them build an immunity to Coccidiosis naturally. I also provided them Chick grit and some of the grasses in their run. I do not know whether or not they received the spray in the hatchery.
I have ordered Corid to treat the flock. It will arrive in a few days.
Is there anything I can do in the meantime?

The sudden onset of symptoms has me worried that I did something wrong.
What have I done wrong? Any advice is appreciated.

I have 49 Cornish cross newly hatched chicks in a separate brooder. I would like to NOT make the same mistakes with them.

Thanks
-M

Did you treat them with Corid? If so did it work did you end up losing any chicks? Please let us know because I just discovered yesterday bloody stool and 1 lethargic chick I started treating them all with Corid day 2 now 3 of them seem lethargic the first one seems more so. Please update your results so we can learn.

 

[McDubsy]

Did you treat them with Corid? If so did it work did you end up losing any chicks? Please let us know because I just discovered yesterday bloody stool and 1 lethargic chick I started treating them all with Corid day 2 now 3 of them seem lethargic the first one seems more so. Please update your results so we can learn.

UPDATE.

The Corid arrived and I began treatment. On the 2nd day, the lethargic one died. The others pulled out just fine and have since been good. I continued the treatment for the recommended 5 days at 10ml/ gallon or 2.02 teaspoons.
Later, when they moved out to their forever coop I treated again for 5 days. NO issues and no casualties. They are currently doing great.

The cornish cross did not fare so well. I did not give them any soil, grasses, or the like and they came down with coccidiosis regardless. I began treatment as soon as I noticed symptoms. Previously they had been on medicated 22% feed which I switched out for non-medicated when starting Cordid.

Within 4 days we had lost 20 chicks. I ended up treating them with Corid for close to 10 days before the symptoms (bloody stools and lethargy) faded.

After that outbreak they were good. I then introduced them to some soil from their future run while feeling medicated feed.
No symptoms, no casualties.

They are currently in their chicken tractor and loving it. No one has gotten sick or died. I have 4 weeks left until harvest time. They are currently weighing in at 4-5 lbs.

 

[McDubsy]

UPDATE.

The Corid arrived and I began treatment. On the 2nd day, the lethargic one died. The others pulled out just fine and have since been good. I continued the treatment for the recommended 5 days at 10ml/ gallon or 2.02 teaspoons.
Later, when they moved out to their forever coop I treated again for 5 days. NO issues and no casualties. They are currently doing great.

The cornish cross did not fare so well. I did not give them any soil, grasses, or the like and they came down with coccidiosis regardless. I began treatment as soon as I noticed symptoms. Previously they had been on medicated 22% feed which I switched out for non-medicated when starting Cordid.

Within 4 days we had lost 20 chicks. I ended up treating them with Corid for close to 10 days before the symptoms (bloody stools and lethargy) faded.

After that outbreak they were good. I then introduced them to some soil from their future run while feeling medicated feed.
No symptoms, no casualties.

They are currently in their chicken tractor and loving it. No one has gotten sick or died. I have 4 weeks left until harvest time. They are currently weighing in at 4-5 lbs.

 

[mautri]

UPDATE.

The Corid arrived and I began treatment. On the 2nd day, the lethargic one died. The others pulled out just fine and have since been good. I continued the treatment for the recommended 5 days at 10ml/ gallon or 2.02 teaspoons.
Later, when they moved out to their forever coop I treated again for 5 days. NO issues and no casualties. They are currently doing great.

The cornish cross did not fare so well. I did not give them any soil, grasses, or the like and they came down with coccidiosis regardless. I began treatment as soon as I noticed symptoms. Previously they had been on medicated 22% feed which I switched out for non-medicated when starting Cordid.

Within 4 days we had lost 20 chicks. I ended up treating them with Corid for close to 10 days before the symptoms (bloody stools and lethargy) faded.

After that outbreak they were good. I then introduced them to some soil from their future run while feeling medicated feed.
No symptoms, no casualties.

They are currently in their chicken tractor and loving it. No one has gotten sick or died. I have 4 weeks left until harvest time. They are currently weighing in at 4-5 lbs.

Thanks for the update. I never knew about doing the soils etc to get them used to it. I've been raising chicks for 10 years never have I done it. But this is the first time mine come down with something.

 

[mautri]

Did you treat them with Corid? If so did it work did you end up losing any chicks? Please let us know because I just discovered yesterday bloody stool and 1 lethargic chick I started treating them all with Corid day 2 now 3 of them seem lethargic the first one seems more so. Please update your results so we can learn.

UPDATE
First day I gave the sickest chicks a direct dose dropper of .10ml and then in the water and fresh bedding everyday for 5 days all the chicks seem fine. I didn't loose any of them but still keeping them separate from my other flock until 100% sure.

 

[McDubsy]

UPDATE
First day I gave the sickest chicks a direct dose dropper of .10ml and then in the water and fresh bedding everyday for 5 days all the chicks seem fine. I didn't loose any of them but still keeping them separate from my other flock until 100% sure.

That's AWESOME! It sounds like you might have gotten ahead of the infestation. *fingers crossed*