Blood and yellow diarrhea in 8 mo pullet

[Tor14]

If this were my chicken, I would treat for coccidiosis and possible intestinal tract bacteria. That would be Corid water, Corid drench and sulfa. https://www.jedds.com/shop/trimethoprinsulfa-100-g-medpet/ treats both without need for Corid.

Or get the sulfa only and use with Corid. https://www.jedds.com/shop/trimethoprinsulfa-100-g-medpet/

Yes, the mail will take forever to deliver, but you can get the Corid from a feed store and use any antibiotic you might have on hand until the meds arrive, then switch.

Just restarted the CORID. She isn’t drinking much on her own so need to syringe it to her. I read dosing of .25 ml per 3 lbs?

 

[azygous]

The drench dose is .1ml per pound or .5ml undiluted Corid for an average size chicken for three days in addition to the Corid water.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

8 mo pullet Halley suddenly was lethargic and eating less yesterday so we isolated her. We just got done treating chickens with CORID due to bloody poops found in coop. Isolated her and found she has yellow and bloody diarrhea with what could be worms

our store only has horse safe guard or pellets.

Just restarted the CORID. She isn’t drinking much on her own so need to syringe it to her. I read dosing of .25 ml per 3 lbs?

I would re-treat with the Corid as well.
Oral Drench is .10ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 3 days IN ADDITION TO her drinking mixed Corid water at a rate of 2teaspoon liquid Corid per gallon of water. This should be the only source of water for 5-7 days.

De-worm. Use the Safeguard horse paste - dose is .25ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days.

An antibiotic would be good too, I agree.

You mention it's been a heartbreak with your ladies. Can you explain this a bit more.
Glancing at your previous threads, you had one that was having balance issues and you also had some external parasite problems.
Have the external parasite issues been resolved?
What do you feed including treats (if I missed that, I'm sorry).

Check this gal over for lice/mites, make sure her crop is emptying overnight. Work on hydrating her.
Pumpkin in itself isn't really a problem. Mine love it, so if it's just put out free choice as a treat for all to pick at and they have a nutritionally balanced poultry feed free choice too, I don't see an issue with that unless the pumpkin(s) are spoiled/rotting.

 

[Tor14]

I would re-treat with the Corid as well.
Oral Drench is .10ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 3 days IN ADDITION TO her drinking mixed Corid water at a rate of 2teaspoon liquid Corid per gallon of water. This should be the only source of water for 5-7 days.

De-worm. Use the Safeguard horse paste - dose is .25ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days.

An antibiotic would be good too, I agree.

You mention it's been a heartbreak with your ladies. Can you explain this a bit more.
Glancing at your previous threads, you had one that was having balance issues and you also had some external parasite problems.
Have the external parasite issues been resolved?
What do you feed including treats (if I missed that, I'm sorry).

Check this gal over for lice/mites, make sure her crop is emptying overnight. Work on hydrating her.
Pumpkin in itself isn't really a problem. Mine love it, so if it's just put out free choice as a treat for all to pick at and they have a nutritionally balanced poultry feed free choice too, I don't see an issue with that unless the pumpkin(s) are spoiled/rotting.

We added 6 pullets from a work friend and so far we’ve had three get sick: one appeared to get a neurological issue, it was like she lost use of her legs but was still very with it. We tried a lot of supportive measures but she declined stopped eating and kept ending up flipped upside down so we put her down.

Then I had another one who just wasn’t looking right, standing alone and lethargic. I picked her up to get a look at her, flipped her on her back. She kind of chocked a little coughed and shuddered. I took her inside and she seized and died in my arms. Really quick decline though we did notice some bloody stool afterwards so dosed everybody with CORID.
Now this bird is sick. Being new to this, I was naive and didn’t realize how many different things you have to stay on top of.
Thanks for your suggestions. I really appreciate your time and answers.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We added 6 pullets from a work friend and so far we’ve had three get sick: one appeared to get a neurological issue, it was like she lost use of her legs but was still very with it. We tried a lot of supportive measures but she declined stopped eating and kept ending up flipped upside down so we put her down.

Then I had another one who just wasn’t looking right, standing alone and lethargic. I picked her up to get a look at her, flipped her on her back. She kind of chocked a little coughed and shuddered. I took her inside and she seized and died in my arms. Really quick decline though we did notice some bloody stool afterwards so dosed everybody with CORID.
Now this bird is sick. Being new to this, I was naive and didn’t realize how many different things you have to stay on top of.
Thanks for your suggestions. I really appreciate your time and answers.

I'm sorry to hear all this.
Hopefully you will see improvement with treatment. Keep us posted.

 

[Tor14]

An antibiotic would be good too, I agree.

Is it possible to buy antibiotics without a vet to prescribe? If so, can someone point me to where to purchase?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is it possible to buy antibiotics without a vet to prescribe? If so, can someone point me to where to purchase?

Depends on what state you live in. California, you are going to have a harder time.

@azygous provided some links in Post#8

I have found Fish Mox (Amoxicillin) at TSC, but it can be hit or miss. Usually you have to order online nowadays if you want to get anything.

If this were my chicken, I would treat for coccidiosis and possible intestinal tract bacteria. That would be Corid water, Corid drench and sulfa. https://www.jedds.com/shop/trimethoprinsulfa-100-g-medpet/ treats both without need for Corid.

Or get the sulfa only and use with Corid. https://www.jedds.com/shop/trimethoprinsulfa-100-g-medpet/

Yes, the mail will take forever to deliver, but you can get the Corid from a feed store and use any antibiotic you might have on hand until the meds arrive, then switch.

 

[Tor14]

Thank you all. She died this morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear that

To find out what's going on, it would be a good idea to refrigerate the body and send it to your state lab for a diagnosis.
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[Banana01]

I am sorry for the losses. I know you are out of town and sorry for the long post, but i just wanted to throw out my experience with worming.

You should keep trying to figure out your worm and mite situation where you live. Are your chickens prone to worms or are they caged? It took me half a year to figure out i have a worm problem, and another half a year to figure out i also have a mite problem. I have learned when in my chickens development i need to treat, and can do individual or flock treatments. Another thing i have figured out atleast for my flock is always to deworm prior to beginning antibiotic treatments. That is because i have about 100% chance that a bird that starts getting sick also needs a worm treatment.

I dont know the difference between safe guard pellets and fenbendazole liquid, but fenbendazole is good medicine for worms, and my liquid fenbendazole drops work overnight. Here is a picture of all the worming and mite medicines I have tried, and i have settled on direct oral liquid treatments that work overnight prior to antibiotic treatment.