Bloody poop not sure who?

[Ourtinyfarm]

https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/coccidiosis-your-chickens-what-you-need-to-know/ Here's some great info on coccidiosis.

Basically, it's everywhere but good coop management can lower chances of infection, not eliminate it. And chicks and pullets are at a much higher risk than adults because they haven't built up their immunity to it. Don't be to hard on yourself! It's super common in chickens unfortunately.

Great article thanks. We got 2 pullets from someone that we bought chicks from. They were a week older than our older set. We mistakingly did not quarantine them and sounds like they may have carried it to our flock. Timing is right.

 

[Ourtinyfarm]

Any advice on what to clean the brooder with to prevent spread. Cleaned out all the bedding but of course poop on the wood. My husband built it from wood. Is there a way to “sterilize” it from the parasite?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Any advice on what to clean the brooder with to prevent spread. Cleaned out all the bedding but of course poop on the wood. My husband built it from wood. Is there a way to “sterilize” it from the parasite?

I think people have differences of opinion there. I'd just scrub it with soap and water and let it air dry a bit before adding new bedding. People say use vinegar but really that's not going to do anything to a parasite. Just good ole soap and water for me. In my own coop I bought a sheet of plastic used in showers and stuff from Lowes and cut it out and screwed it to my floor and caulked the edges so as not to get the wood wet. I felt it was more sterile too but I'm a bit over the top lol.

 

[Ourtinyfarm]

Does it live in soil like if they pooped in their run? And can it live dormant in the brooder if chicks moved into coop?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Does it live in soil like if they pooped in their run? And can it live dormant in the brooder if chicks moved into coop?

Yes it can live in the soil. It's not advisable to give treats on the dirt as increases likelihood of contamination..... but my chickens love digging in the compost which is full of their own poop so you just gotta do the best that you can. It can be dormant for a year or more, so in theory, yes, it can live in the brooder. It's a good idea to clean it out between broods.

 

[Ourtinyfarm]

So how do we know if we ever get rid of this? Besides obviously if flock is ok and no more bloody poops. But how do we know if they get reinfected from soil or coop? How do we prevent this from happening again?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

So how do we know if we ever get rid of this? Besides obviously if flock is ok and no more bloody poops. But how do we know if they get reinfected from soil or coop? How do we prevent this from happening again?

To some extent birds build up an immunity to it. As far as I know though you can’t really eliminate it from the soil and the chance of reinfection is always there. Kind of like for people e. Coli is everywhere but most of the time we don’t get sick from it.