Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[mumabokbok]

The key starts active ingredient is amprolium so I'd stick with that as it is effective against all strains of cocci. The amprolium starves the coccidia and in order to build immunity you need to give the full course. Full dose for 5-7 days , then halve the dose for further 5-7 days, then drop it back to a quarter dose for 5-7 days for maximum impact. Cocci are in the soil, so it is best to allow exposure to it from an early age, so yes let them out, it will help them to build the immunity that they need.
Amprolium is a B group vitamin inhibitor so it's important not to give any vitamin supplements while you are using it. Cocci is everywhere but it only becomes a problem when there is an overload.
Some chickens will be more affected than others, I would treat the entire flock.

Thank you so much. So reading your comment I take it Keystat is just as good as Baycox Poultry, I had read on BYC somewhere that the Baycox works faster. We have been treating all the chicks in the brooder boxes, but hadn't given any to the adults up the back because they have not been near them. Should I still dose them too, they are showing no symptoms?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thank you so much. So reading your comment I take it Keystat is just as good as Baycox Poultry, I had read on BYC somewhere that the Baycox works faster. We have been treating all the chicks in the brooder boxes, but hadn't given any to the adults up the back because they have not been near them. Should I still dose them too, they are showing no symptoms?

From what I can gather keystat only treats some of the strains of cocci and There is a risk of poisoning with it . Amprolium also has no withholding period.
Unless you are changing clothes and shoes after handling the youngsters and washing your hands , yes I would treat everyone.
Cocci effects birds in different ways, some can tolerate high levels in their system without much drama, yet another could be dead in 12 hours after showing symptoms. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[satay]

Just loaded the bator with another 24 marans eggs, A lot of these are for orders so lets hope we have a good hatch

 

[Fancychooklady]

Just loaded the bator with another 24 marans eggs, A lot of these are for orders so lets hope we have a good hatch

Fingers +Ed for you. I thought I was done with hatching this summer, but this morning I found another coro nesting.

 

[IamSamSam]

Aww I so love the babies. Mumma Oz was hilarious to watch I tried putting 3 new chicks under her She accepted the two light ones like she has but wanted nothing to do with the black one! arg..... Oh well.

I will pray you get lots of girls Satay LOL

 

[TheChookPatch]

Best of luck with your hatch satay and for your corro Fancy
I could smell rotten eggs from under the house where there was Laverne and Mandy sitting on eggs, so I crawled under there awkwardly and pulled the girls out one by one, pulled all the eggs out only to find they were all rotten
Isabel my first under the house mama has gone clucky again, sitting on 6 of her own eggs, they should be due round the end of the week I think I'll try to take some pics today...

 

[satay]

Aww I so love the babies. Mumma Oz was hilarious to watch I tried putting 3 new chicks under her She accepted the two light ones like she has but wanted nothing to do with the black one! arg..... Oh well.

I will pray you get lots of girls Satay LOL

thanks me too.

 

[satay]

Best of luck with your hatch satay and for your corro Fancy
I could smell rotten eggs from under the house where there was Laverne and Mandy sitting on eggs, so I crawled under there awkwardly and pulled the girls out one by one, pulled all the eggs out only to find they were all rotten
Isabel my first under the house mama has gone clucky again, sitting on 6 of her own eggs, they should be due round the end of the week I think I'll try to take some pics today...

Bummer about the rotten eggs.

 

[TheChookPatch]

Yes I actually thought of your exploding egg Satay when I was under there in the stench as there were plenty of broken ones as well, I didn't hold much hope when I candled them. These hens are really stubborn this year, I'm not sure whether to just set them up with eggs again or not

 

[satay]

Yes I actually thought of your exploding egg Satay when I was under there in the stench as there were plenty of broken ones as well, I didn't hold much hope when I candled them. These hens are really stubborn this year, I'm not sure whether to just set them up with eggs again or not

Oh no that would not have been a fun thing to find.