Bloody behind

[Clockwork]

Hi,

I am new into poultry and recently received my first batch of broilers.

They were received day old last sunday and are kept in brooding pallets for now with proper bedding, water and food supply.

I recently discovered a chick that had a bloody behind. No wound nor signs of being tired nor sick.

I was thinking Coccidiosis but they are being treated preventatively for that. Any thoughts on both necessary action and diagnosis?

 

[azygous]

That appears to be an injury, not coccidiosis.

That's a poor photo and doesn't really provide any detail. I'd like to be able to see if the vent is swollen and also injured. Next time you post photos, select "full size image" for all photos. That way we can zoom in for more detail.

It appears that this could be a chick with health problems that the other chicks have picked up on. They have a perverse urge to peck and injure a chick that is behaving sickly.

As long as you are raising these for meat birds, and if you aren't attached to it, I would cull it rather than waste time and energy trying to treat the extensive injuries. You would need to isolate the chick for the treatment period, and it would require its own heat source, etc. It's doable, but do your want to do it? Also, if it's sick, you don't want the other chicks catching what could be making it sick.

If the chicks are younger than one week, they haven't had time to develop coccidiosis. And the blood would be a scant bit in the poop, not smeared all over the back side like that.

 

[Clockwork]

That appears to be an injury, not coccidiosis.

That's a poor photo and doesn't really provide any detail. I'd like to be able to see if the vent is swollen and also injured. Next time you post photos, select "full size image" for all photos. That way we can zoom in for more detail.

It appears that this could be a chick with health problems that the other chicks have picked up on. They have a perverse urge to peck and injure a chick that is behaving sickly.

As long as you are raising these for meat birds, and if you aren't attached to it, I would cull it rather than waste time and energy trying to treat the extensive injuries. You would need to isolate the chick for the treatment period, and it would require its own heat source, etc. It's doable, but do your want to do it? Also, if it's sick, you don't want the other chicks catching what could be making it sick.

If the chicks are younger than one week, they haven't had time to develop coccidiosis. And the blood would be a scant bit in the poop, not smeared all over the back side like that.

Thank you very much for a quick responce!

I inspected the chick and there is as far as i can see no injury or swelling in the vent nor its surroundings.

Thank you for the tips!