bloody poo, please help!

[The Hustons]

Your not nutso at all!! I had the same issue last week ..had 6 new chicks in brooder only had them week & half. Wednesday night I thought I might have saw some dark colored poo in brooder & noticed one chick sitting alone which I thought was odd but I'm probably over reacting right. Nope by 7am my brooder was covered bloody poo....I run TS get Corid & start treatment ASAP..by the time I got back at 9 am I had 4 that looked like they wouldn't make it.(I lost 2 w/in a matter of a few hours ) I did give them medicated water thru a syringe every few hours for 3 days until I saw them eating & drinking on their own. 2 were horribly weak & sick 2 didn't make it & the other 2 seemed almost unaffected . Good luck, hoping all goes well for you.

 

[casportpony]

Sorry, it was dark when I found this one. There are a couple of droppings around the run like this. The one from this morning was all blood, no poo. They are all roosted for the night so I'm going to put out corid water first thing in the morning. Next question... I was looking at the chicken chick site with all the droppings and I think I've been seeing the foamy wormy poo. Can I treat for worms and cocci together? or treat with corid then wormer?

According to my vet, foamy poop is a sign of a protozal infection like coccidiosis. As far as I know you can treat for coccidiosis and worms with Safeguard. See that golden brown colored poop? I've seen coccidiosis poop that looks like that.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I would not wait, start Corid ASAP! If you have the liquid, give .2ml per 2.2 pounds orally as well as in the water.

-Kathy

 

[Fancychooklady]

Kathy is right , get the corid started ASAP. This poop chart may be of some help.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html

 

[rrose0110]

Whew glad I seem that before I hit the hay. Me and my absolutely wonderful husband just went out and syringe fed corid and put in water. We shall see what the night brings.

 

[6of6chicks]

In case you need it, here's the dosing instructions for Corid (amprolium):

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/818879/updated-corid-and-amprol-amprolium-dosing

 

[rrose0110]

Everyone is still acting well and eating and drinking. Day two of corid water. Seen one bloody poo this morning in the run. Maybe that will be the last! Thanks everyone for your help!

 

[casportpony]

-Kathy

 

[Fancychooklady]

Yay. The amprolium I have recommends that you treat 5-7 days then drop the dosage rate by 1/2 and dose for a further 5-7 days. Then drop back to 1/4 of the original dosage for another 5 days. By doing this you are not only treating them for the outbreak but helping them build immunity. It is also recommended that you add a poultry vitamin to the water once treatment has ceased.

 

[casportpony]

Yay. The amprolium I have recommends that you treat 5-7 days then drop the dosage rate by 1/2 and dose for a further 5-7 days. Then drop back to 1/4 of the original dosage for another 5 days. By doing this you are not only treating them for the outbreak but helping them build immunity. It is also recommended that you add a poultry vitamin to the water once treatment has ceased.

That sounds sensible.

-Kathy