Blood in poop! Help!

[missalysha]

Does anyone know if i should give them a yoghurt + starter feed mash while giving them the acv water?!

 

[missalysha]

anyone?

 

[dlhunicorn]

You must be careful not to overdo the acv... I wouldnt put more than a few drops in their water ...
yogurt (live culture) is something I give my chicks from day one and if you have some of those human acidolpholus tabs open one up and mix into the yogurt > they should always have their feed available.

 

[missalysha]

What if i think only one of my chicks had cocci? do i treat them all just in case... or isolate the one and treat her?

 

[dlhunicorn]

hmmm./... I suppose you could but cocci kills so quick and it doesnt always present with blood 9in time before they die of it) >personally speaking, I would not chance it andwould treat them all.

 

[Bird Brain]

Hey, I am having the same problem, but my chickens poop looks reder (more blood). I woke up to find it on the bathroom floor, I believe the sick one perched onto the side of the brooder and pooped onto the floor. Is it the same thing? With it being the holiday, I doubt I can find some meds. I am giving all yogurt as I dont know which chick this is comming from. And I dont have any apple cider vinegar, I guess reguar vinegar wont do?

 

[Bird Brain]

Whole milk! Or at least thats what someone said in Raising baby chick sticky

Coccidiosis and Necrotic Enteritis
Coccidiosis and Necrotic Enteritis are often confused, as the symptoms are similar. The symptoms include pasty butts, diarrhea, lifelessness, excess water consumption, and eating shavings. The difference will be blood spots in the manure. Blood spots are a clear indication of Coccidiosis. The good news is that both problems can be treated the same way. MANAGE YOUR LITTER! That was simple. Whenever you see clumped litter (generally around the feeder or waterers) you have harmful bacteria and/or coccidiosis. Actually there are several precautionary steps that can be taken. First, keep the clumped litter removed. Second, raise the feeders and waterers so that the lip of the feeder and waterers are level with the average birds back. Third, periodically apply thin layers of new shavings on top of the old. Fourth, maintain a good AIR FLOW.

Most occurrences of Coccidiosis and Enteritis will occur in the brooder. Generally symptoms will become noticeable around day 10. The mortality will peak between day 14 - day 21. Then the deaths will slowly reduce because the remaining chicks have built their own immunity to coccidiosis. If either of these problems have gotten out of hand and you are in the middle of a crisis, feed whole / raw milk to the chicks for 7 days. This will coat the stomach and soothe the pain so they can continue to eat and drink normally while the immune system kicks in and protects the chick. This is the easiest method.

 

[dlhunicorn]

You need a cocci med... vinegar is not going to treat this (and dependent on the intestinal damage from the cocci might even exascerbate the situation)
yogurt is good but get the cocci med and I would advise you to get a faecal to rule out worms.

 

[Bird Brain]

I know I need a cocci med, but what kind is it that tractor supply carries cause it will prolly be the only place open that carries that stuff today.

 

[Bird Brain]

Looking at their website I see lots of antibiotics. And not being sure what all treats cocci as far as names go, or even what the other stuff is I am clueless.