Blood in poop?

[Catastrophic]

For the past few weeks when I go to clean the poop of my chickens I always find a red substance with the poop. I checked my chickens to see if they are injured and they all seem fine. Do you think they have a disease and should be wormed or just normal poop?

 

[Jen1989]

It's likely coccidiosis, you'll need a veterinary prescribed medication to kill the coccidia and a disinfectant designed specifically for coccidiosis to clean the whole area with to stop re infection. Everyone has a different opinion when it comes to coccidiosis, some believe building a natural immunity is the way to go, and small amounts of coccidiosis are nothing to worry about, a vet will always advise medication, even if they find only one coccidia in a faecal sample, as it can be life threatening to the chickens, I know this from personal experience with my vet vs suggestions from chicken keepers on forums like this one! I went with the medication option, by all means do your own research on it and make your own decision! I'd say by the time you're seeing consistent blood in their poop, a medical intervention is probably required...

 

[Jen1989]

For the past few weeks when I go to clean the poop of my chickens I always find a red substance with the poop. I checked my chickens to see if they are injured and they all seem fine. Do you think they have a disease and should be wormed or just normal poop?

Forgot to mention, there are many products you can buy online without a veterinary prescription required, they usually go into the chickens water for a week. In the UK, harkers coxoid is the one used, not sure about the US. I've seen mixed reviews on harkers coxoid, some say it worked, others say it didnt and their birds didnt make it. The veterinary prescribed medication I was given was baycox, I treated my birds with it for two days, the blood in poop stopped after a week.

 

[Catastrophic]

Forgot to mention, there are many products you can buy online without a veterinary prescription required, they usually go into the chickens water for a week. In the UK, harkers coxoid is the one used, not sure about the US. I've seen mixed reviews on harkers coxoid, some say it worked, others say it didnt and their birds didnt make it. The veterinary prescribed medication I was given was baycox, I treated my birds with it for two days, the blood in poop stopped after a week.

Do they die fast if they have it? Because I have seen this since February.

 

[Catastrophic]

Forgot to mention, there are many products you can buy online without a veterinary prescription required, they usually go into the chickens water for a week. In the UK, harkers coxoid is the one used, not sure about the US. I've seen mixed reviews on harkers coxoid, some say it worked, others say it didnt and their birds didnt make it. The veterinary prescribed medication I was given was baycox, I treated my birds with it for two days, the blood in poop stopped a

It's likely coccidiosis, you'll need a veterinary prescribed medication to kill the coccidia and a disinfectant designed specifically for coccidiosis to clean the whole area with to stop re infection. Everyone has a different opinion when it comes to coccidiosis, some believe building a natural immunity is the way to go, and small amounts of coccidiosis are nothing to worry about, a vet will always advise medication, even if they find only one coccidia in a faecal sample, as it can be life threatening to the chickens, I know this from personal experience with my vet vs suggestions from chicken keepers on forums like this one! I went with the medication option, by all means do your own research on it and make your own decision! I'd say by the time you're seeing consistent blood in their poop, a medical intervention is probably required...

I can take pictures of the poop if you need them.

 

[Jen1989]

Do they die fast if they have it? Because I have seen this since February.

It depends on the bird... if it helps, my two chickens had blood in their poop for 2 weeks before I got a hold of baycox and treated them, mine were 10 weeks old when they got it. After I'd treated them they continued to shed parts of their intestine in their poop for about a week afterwards. I was quite nervous for them. If I were you I'd get the treatment you need for it asap, from my understanding it can get very serious.

 

[Jen1989]

send them over if you want! I dont mind having a look!

 

[Alex S]

It's likely coccidiosis, you'll need a veterinary prescribed medication to kill the coccidia and a disinfectant designed specifically for coccidiosis to clean the whole area with to stop re infection. Everyone has a different opinion when it comes to coccidiosis, some believe building a natural immunity is the way to go, and small amounts of coccidiosis are nothing to worry about, a vet will always advise medication, even if they find only one coccidia in a faecal sample, as it can be life threatening to the chickens, I know this from personal experience with my vet vs suggestions from chicken keepers on forums like this one! I went with the medication option, by all means do your own research on it and make your own decision! I'd say by the time you're seeing consistent blood in their poop, a medical intervention is probably required...

How much does medication usually cost?

 

[Jen1989]

How much does medication usually cost?I

How much does medication usually cost?

I'm in the UK, are you US? Itll probably vary a bit but in the UK I bought Harkers Coxoid, cost around £15, that's a med that goes in their water for a week. I didnt end up using it, in the end I used vet prescribed baycox, cost around £20 (I got the entire bottle, far more than I needed, I have plenty for the future!). It's a two day treatment and I was concerned because my chickens were so young (10wks) about doing the longer harkers coxoid treatment.

 

[Alex S]

I'm in the UK, are you US? Itll probably vary a bit but in the UK I bought Harkers Coxoid, cost around £15, that's a med that goes in their water for a week. I didnt end up using it, in the end I used vet prescribed baycox, cost around £20 (I got the entire bottle, far more than I needed, I have plenty for the future!). It's a two day treatment and I was concerned because my chickens were so young (10wks) about doing the longer harkers coxoid treatment.

Yep In the US, thanks for the info! I have corid handy if I cant go to the vet. But that doesn't seem too expensive