Blood in poop - bright red.

[Isolde]

This is what I found this morning.




I have 7 chickens 15 weeks old, most of the time they free range. I switched them from Purina starter medicated
to Nutrena Country Feed

a couple of days ago. My chickens are behaving normally they eat and drink and run around.
Any suggestions.
Thank you.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would start some Corid (amprollium, Ampromed) to treat for coccidosis. That's quite a bit of blood. There can come a period when they may stop eating or drinking with cocci, so I would get the drug today. Look in the cattle meds of your feed store. Dosage is 2 tsp of liquid (or 1.5 tsp of powder) per gallon of water for 5-7 days. Then give 3 or more days of vitamins and probiotics. If they are not drinking the medicated water, then it needs to be given fed with a syringe.

 

[Isolde]

Thank you very much Eggcessive I am following your advice to the letter. I also found out that the poop belongs to my rooster EE. So fare he behaves just normal. I locked all my chickens in the run with the medicated H2O (there is no other source of water) they will stay there for 5-7 days.