I'm really hoping that you guys can help me out with this one. Yesterday when I got home from work and checked on my chickens, I noticed blood on the nesting pad in one of the boxes. My chickens are 21 weeks old. Have not started laying yet but they're right on the verge. After seeing that blood I noticed blood on the roost and underneath the roost. I started checking the chickens over saw a little bit of blood on the feathers of one of my ameracanas but no super obvious wound. Then I noticed a poop that looked like it had blood in it so I started checking their vents. I noticed one of my orpingtons had a really messy vent. Once I got her cleaned up her vent looked fine and it looked like it was just a messy poop. I was hoping that maybe this was a packing issue or an isolated one off, but I switched all their electrolyte water over to plain water with Amprolium in it instead, just in case. This morning when I let them out of the coop, I checked under the roost and found a row of poops with what looks like blood in them. I'm thinking it's coccidiosis, am I on the right track? But obviously I'm extremely concerned.
Please lend me your expertise.
Please lend me your expertise.