Blood in poop, possible coccidiosis

[SomeChookLover]

Hi everyone. About a week ago I noticed one of my hens was suddenly quite unwell. She was very pale, lethargic, isolating herself, droopy tail, and had blood in her poop. After a bit of research I concluded the most likely option was coccidiosis, moved her away from the others and got some treatment for her. (The treatment also works as prevention for the rest of the flock and none of them have shown any symptoms.) She improved, was back to normal colour after a few days, was walking around, poops looked normal, though she still wasn’t the most keen on eating or drinking. The medication works on a timeline, and after 5-7 days you lower the dosage in their water, which was yesterday. However this morning, there was blood in her poop again, her tail is drooping, she hasn’t moved much and she isn’t eating as much. I’m starting to wonder if this is not coccidiosis and something else instead, or whether the dosage should be put up again. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[nuthatched]

What treatment did you use and what dose?

 

[Eggcessive]

How old is the hen? Does she lay eggs? Worms can also cause some blood in the droppings. Have you wormed your birds recently? Does she have a clean vent with no damage? Is her crop emptying overnight? Is there any enlargement of her lower belly under her vent? If have a picture of any bloody droppings please post it.

 

[SomeChookLover]

What treatment did you use and what dose?

Cocciprol and the dose was 5 grams per 4 litres and then lowered to 3 grams per 4 litres

 

[nuthatched]

Cocciprol and the dose was 5 grams per 4 litres and then lowered to 3 grams per 4 litres

Start a direct drench, if there's no instructions for it, theses might help
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/corid-amprolium-oral-drench-instructions.74391/

 

[SomeChookLover]

How old is the hen? Does she lay eggs? Worms can also cause some blood in the droppings. Have you wormed your birds recently? Does she have a clean vent with no damage? Is her crop emptying overnight? Is there any enlargement of her lower belly under her vent? If have a picture of any bloody droppings please post it.

She’s about 4 years old, I don’t think she’s layed an egg for a good while and we did worm them pretty recently. I couldn’t see any damage on her vent. I’ve got a photo here, she’s also paler than when I last checked on her

 

[SomeChookLover]

Start a direct drench, if there's no instructions for it, theses might help
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/corid-amprolium-oral-drench-instructions.74391/

Thanks, I’ll do that.