Abnormal poop?

[jessg84]

I have been periodically finding what looks like red tissue in my chicks that are around 7-8 weeks old poop. Otherwise all other poops look normal and the chicks look healthy and eating and growing well. I have them on medicated feed. They were off of it for almost a week about a week ago but then I started it again about a week ago. I have 4 chicks not sure if coming from one or all. They are in with my adult hens who are all having normal poos.

 

[dawg53]

You should keep the chicks on medicated chick starter until about 18-20 weeks old in a separate area away from the adult hens. You dont want the adults eating the medicated starter feed, and you dont want chicks eating adult layer feed at such a young age.
Before recommending corid to treat your chicks, try keeping the chicks on the medicated feed diet and see if there's less shed intestinal lining in the feces for the next 5 or 6 days.
Shed intestinal lining is normal on occasion, but if it's constant, corid or a sulfa drug may be necessary.

 

[jessg84]

Thank you. I have seen less since putting them back on medicated. Will watch for the next few days and see if it continues. The chicks eat their food in an area the hens don’t go. I am feeding the hens unmedicated starter grower. The chicks can’t reach their feeder but eat a little of it off the ground. They mostly eat out of their own feeder though. If I treat with Corid should I treat all the adult hens also?

 

[dawg53]

Thank you. I have seen less since putting them back on medicated. Will watch for the next few days and see if it continues. The chicks eat their food in an area the hens don’t go. I am feeding the hens unmedicated starter grower. The chicks can’t reach their feeder but eat a little of it off the ground. They mostly eat out of their own feeder though. If I treat with Corid should I treat all the adult hens also?

The hens should be fed layer crumbles or layer pellets if they've started laying eggs.
I wouldnt treat the hens with corid, I dont see that it's necessary. Besides, healthy adult hens should have built up resistance to cocci infection unless you observe something in feces to the contrary such as hints of blood or severe loss of intestinal lining.

 

[jessg84]

I found another dropping today with some red tissue in it. Otherwise all the chicks look healthy and eating well. I am picking up a bottle of Corid today just to have on hand since it’s a holiday weekend. At what point should I treat, I have read they can become ill and die very quickly from coccidia if that is what they have?