- May 18, 2009
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Hi folks,
I went out to my coop this AM and saw a slightly bloody stool, and a blood spot abot a foot away. They were both tiny. Should I be concerned?
A little background info: My pullets are about 16 weeks old. 4 araucanas, 2 golden comets and 1 rhodey. All seem very healthy. They free range during the day. They were raised on medicated chick starter and changed to a grower/finisher 4 weeks ago. They get lots of treats from the garden --tomatoes, zucchini, etc. I treated for worms with Wazine 2 weeks ago. Not because I suspected anything, but I read somewhere that you should do it a few weeks before they start laying.
They have 6 sq feet of space per bird in the coop, so overcrowding is not an issue. The bedding is pine shavings. I completely clean the coop out once per week and lay down all new bedding. I sprinkle with food grade DE, as well. Their water is changed out daily.
One of them also has very loose stool -brown but watery but she's been like this since before I even wormed. But she's still growing very quickly and active, so I didn't see an issue. Thought maybe it's because it's too hot. It's been in the mid 90's here for the last week or so -lots of water drinking. The humidity has also been unbearable.
Will it be of harm if I treat for cocci and re-worm with a stronger med, like ivermectin?
One more thing: Some of them were eating grass seed yesterday. Just adding as a process of elimination.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I went out to my coop this AM and saw a slightly bloody stool, and a blood spot abot a foot away. They were both tiny. Should I be concerned?
A little background info: My pullets are about 16 weeks old. 4 araucanas, 2 golden comets and 1 rhodey. All seem very healthy. They free range during the day. They were raised on medicated chick starter and changed to a grower/finisher 4 weeks ago. They get lots of treats from the garden --tomatoes, zucchini, etc. I treated for worms with Wazine 2 weeks ago. Not because I suspected anything, but I read somewhere that you should do it a few weeks before they start laying.
They have 6 sq feet of space per bird in the coop, so overcrowding is not an issue. The bedding is pine shavings. I completely clean the coop out once per week and lay down all new bedding. I sprinkle with food grade DE, as well. Their water is changed out daily.
One of them also has very loose stool -brown but watery but she's been like this since before I even wormed. But she's still growing very quickly and active, so I didn't see an issue. Thought maybe it's because it's too hot. It's been in the mid 90's here for the last week or so -lots of water drinking. The humidity has also been unbearable.
Will it be of harm if I treat for cocci and re-worm with a stronger med, like ivermectin?
One more thing: Some of them were eating grass seed yesterday. Just adding as a process of elimination.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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